Table 2.
Proportion of Yes Responses and Mean Confidence Ratings for Yes Responses in Experiment 2
| Yes Responses | Confidence Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | |
| Old Events | .71 | .16 | 2.50 | .31 |
| Conjunction Events | ||||
| Same Sex | .52 | .17 | 2.24 | .40 |
| Different Sex | .43 | .19 | 2.12 | .41 |
| New Actor Events | ||||
| Same Sex | .42 | .22 | 2.07 | .49 |
| Different Sex | .32 | .20 | 1.99 | .52 |
| New Events | .11 | .11 | ||
N = 60 for yes responses
N = 53 for confidence ratings*
Confidence Ratings: 1 = just guessing, 2 = pretty sure, 3 = absolutely sure
*
Nineteen participants did not make any yes responses to new events, so confidence ratings for yes responses to new events were not included. Seven participants did not make any yes responses to at least one other type of event, so confidence ratings for these participants were not included.