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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Mem Lang. 2012 May 1;66(4):763–788. doi: 10.1016/j.jml.2011.12.002

Table 1.

Retrieval Processes that are Measured by the Markov Chain with Repeated Recall Data and Long-Term Retention Data

Process/parameter Definition
Recollective retrieval

D1 The probability that a verbatim trace of an item’s presentation on a study list can be accessed after the first study cycle
D2 For any item whose verbatim trace could not be accessed following prior study cycles, the probability that such a trace can be accessed after the current study cycle

Nonrecollective retrieval

Reconstruction:
R1 For any item for whose verbatim trace cannot be accessed after the first study cycle, the probability that it can be reconstructed after that study cycle
R2 For any item for whose verbatim trace cannot be accessed after the current study cycle and that could not be reconstructed after prior study cycles, the probability that it can be reconstructed after the current study cycle
Familiarity judgment:
J1 For any item that is reconstructed following the first study cycle, the probability that the reconstruction is judged to be familiar enough to output
J2 For any item that is reconstructed following any study cycle after the first one, the probability that the reconstruction is judged to be familiar enough to output