Table 2.
Mean (standard errors) ratings for memory, GK, and intelligence as a function of condition and time of assessment in Experiments 1 and 2.
| Easy GK test | Hard GK test | Control | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge rating | Intelligence rating | Memory rating | Knowledge rating | Intelligence rating | Memory rating | Knowledge rating | Intelligence rating | Memory rating | ||
| Study 1 | Pre-test | 4.68 (0.12) | 4.81 (0.13) | 4.21 (0.15) | 4.74 (0.13) | 4.91 (0.13) | 4.30 (0.19) | 4.36 (0.14) | 4.71 (0.13) | 4.36 (0.17) |
| Post-test | 4.97 (0.01) | 4.88 (0.15) | 4.41 (0.17) | 3.96 (0.17) | 4.55 (0.17) | 4.04 (0.20) | 4.30 (0.15) | 4.68 (0.14) | 3.60 (0.19) | |
| * | n.s. | n.s. | * | * | * | n.s. | n.s. | * | ||
| Study 2 | Pre-test | 4.48 (0.10) | 4.84 (0.12) | 4.20 (0.15) | 4.68 (0.13) | 4.95 (0.14) | 4.56 (0.17) | 4.66 (0.13) | 4.87 (0.13) | 4.40 (0.17) |
| Post-test | 4.63 (0.13) | 4.79 (0.15) | 4.37 (0.16) | 4.01 (0.16) | 4.66 (0.17) | 4.07 (0.19) | 4.62 (0.13) | 4.85 (0.14) | 4.27 (0.18) | |
| n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | * | * | * | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | ||
Mean (standard errors) scores for self-rated knowledge, self-rated intelligence, and self-rated memory ability as a function of condition and time of assessment.