A lifetime ago, as an undergraduate, I joined a team that developed a new way of thinking about the sensitivity of sensory systems. My teammates were Wilson (Spike) Tanner and John Swets, both now deceased, and we were working at the University of Michigan. I also wish to thank J.C.R. Licklider, J. P. Egan, and Lloyd Jeffress who aided and encouraged that development. I am gratified that what came to be called signal-detection theory (SDT) was so widely accepted and its methods so widely adopted. However, I am somewhat disappointed about how SDT commonly is portrayed, and taught. My reasons are presented here.

中文翻译：

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关于信号检测理论的一个骗局。

一生前，我还是一名本科生，加入了一个研究小组，该小组开发了一种思考感觉系统敏感性的新方法。我的队友是现已去世的Wilson（Spike）Tanner和John Swets，我们正在密歇根大学工作。我还要感谢JCR Licklider，JP Egan和Lloyd Jeffress的帮助和鼓励。我很高兴被称为信号检测理论（SDT）的信号被如此广泛地接受，并且其方法也被如此广泛地采用。但是，我对SDT通常是如何描绘和教授的感到有些失望。我的原因在这里介绍。