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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jan 18.
Published in final edited form as: Behav Res Methods. 2008 Feb;40(1):278–289. doi: 10.3758/brm.40.1.278

APPENDIX B.

Real Magazine Titles and Selection Rates (N = 99) used on the Magazine Recognition Test

Name Selection
Rate (%)
Name Selection
Rate (%)
Name Selection
Rate (%)
Titles Maintained From Stanovich and West (1989)
Business Week 58 Harper’s Magazine 40 Outdoor Life 44
Car & Driver 62 Hot Rod 52 Popular Science 78
Discover 46 Jet 23 Psychology Today 25
Ebony 65 Ladies Home Journal 51 Redbook 68
Family Circle 45 Motor Trend 46 The Progressive 12
Field & Stream 64
New Titles
Atlantic Monthly 22 Gourmet 17 Self 38
Backpacker 11 Guitar Player 16 Ski Magazine 16
Biography 32 Hunting 2 Smithsonian 51
Black Enterprise 5 InStyle 64 Spin 68
Boating World 18 Maxim 86 Stuff 22
Bon Appetit 39 Men’s Health 69 Technology 4
Cat Fancy 34 Men’s Journal 25 The Source 21
Cigar Aficianado 26 Modern Bride 46 Ultimate Audio 3
Consumer’s Digest 80 Money 58 U.S. News & World Report 79
Country Living 52 Mountain Bike 11 Vegetarian Times 4
Details 10 Organic Gardening 8 Vibe 60
Flex 19 PC World 61 Wildlife Conservation 4
Food & Wine 29 Popular Mechanics 70 Wired 40
Fortune 60 P remiere 21 Women’s Day 52
Game Pro 28 Rosie 40 Working Mother 10
Golf World 28 Science News 14 Yoga Journal 7
Good Housekeeping 80