![]() ![]() All this makes things exciting but rather difficult for undergraduate students and their teachers, because a complete course in psychology now requires an understanding of the concepts of signal detection theory, and many undergraduates have done no mathematics at university level. The authoritative work on the subject, Green's & Swets' Signal Detection Theory and Psycho physics (New York: Wiley) appeared in 1966, and is having a profound influence on method and theory in psychology. There is hardly a field in psychology in which the effects of signal detection theory have not been felt. Moore, FmedSci, FRS Department of Experimental Psychology University of Cambridge It is suitable for use as a student text book, but will also be useful for teachers and researchers in psychology who need to acquire a working understanding of SDT. I can strongly recommend the book as an introduc tion to SDT and its applications. It is with relief and pleasure that I now write this foreword to a new printing of the book. My two personal copies of the book both "went missing," and all copies in our library also mysteriously disappeared. I used this book with success as my recommended text for several ![]() This was the only text book I could find that covered SDT at an introductory level, and that assumed only limited skills in algebra and statistics. McNicol, published by George Allen and Unwin in 1972. When I first had to teach SDT to undergraduates in psychology, I was delighted to come across A Primer of Signal Detection Theory by D. In their preface, Macmillan and Creelman state "It could be the basic text in a one-semester graduate or upper level undergraduate course." However some undergraduates may find it too detailed if they simply want to get a basic understanding of SDT. The Macmillan and Creelman book still assumes a good deal of mathematical and statistical sophistication, but it makes more use of visual analogies, and is intended especially as a practical guide to those actively involved in areas of research that depend on a good understanding and appreciation of SDT. The second edition of this book has just been published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. A more recent and more user-friendly text is Detection Theory: A User's Guide by N. ![]() However, for many readers, the descrip tions and derivations will be beyond their grasp. This re mains a very useful source for advanced researchers and those with mathematical sophistication. Swets, originally published by Wiley in 1966 and reprinted with corrections by Kreiger in 1974. The classic work on SDT is Signal Detection Theory and Psycho physics by D. A basic understand ing of SDT has become essential for anyone with a serious interest in experimental psychology. SDT has been called by many a rev olution and I do not think that is an exaggeration. For example, concepts derived from SDT are widely used in memory research and in studies of the processing of verbal information. Although its ini tial applications were in the interpretation of sensory processes, its do main has since widened considerably. Signal Detection Theory (SDT) has had, and continues to have, an enormous impact on many branches of psychology. Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 BF441.M22 2004 152.8-dc22 2004056290 Books published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates are printed on acid-free paper, and their bindings are chosen for strength and durability. Includes bibliographical references and index. Originally published: London : Allen & Unwin, 1972. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Publishers 10 Industrial Avenue Mahwah, New Jersey 07430 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data McNicol, D. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, by photostat, microform, retrieval system, or by any other means, without the prior written permission of the publisher. LAWRENCE ERLBAUM ASSOCIATES, PUBLISHERS Mahwah, New Jersey LondonĬopyright © 2005 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. McNicol Professor Emeritus, University of Tasmania, Australia Digitally signed by TeAM YYePG DN: cn=TeAM YYePG, c=US, o=TeAM YYePG, ou=TeAM YYePG, com Reason: I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Date: 2005.03.07 15:35:23 +08'00'ĭ. ![]()
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