John A. Swets
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John A. Swets is a psychologist. He has played a key role in adaptation of signal detection theory
to first the psychology of perception
and later as a central tool in medical diagnostics.
Detection theory
Detection theory, or signal detection theory, is a means to quantify the ability to discern between information-bearing energy patterns and random energy patterns that distract from the information Detection theory, or signal detection theory, is a means to quantify the ability to discern between...
to first the psychology of perception
Perception
Perception is the process of attaining awareness or understanding of the environment by organizing and interpreting sensory information. All perception involves signals in the nervous system, which in turn result from physical stimulation of the sense organs...
and later as a central tool in medical diagnostics.
Further reading
- John A. Swets: Tulips to Thresholds. Peninsula Publishing, Los Altos Hills, California. 2010.