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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Cogn Neurosci. 2010 Feb;22(2):263–277. doi: 10.1162/jocn.2009.21251

Table 1.

Behavioral Results on the Old/New Recognition Test for Famous and Nonfamous Faces

Old
New
Old/New Response
Correct Answer (Hit)
Wrong Answer (Miss)
Correct Answer (Correct Rejection)
Wrong Answer (False Alarm)
Confidence Level Response 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
Famous faces 91.85% 3.7% 0.85% 0.85% 82% 13.25% 1.2% 0.55%
Nonfamous faces 70.6% 15.85% 1.35% 3.55% 36.4% 29.95% 4.3% 6.25%

Recognition memory was better and the participants responded with higher confidence levels for famous than nonfamous faces.