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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Exp Psychol Gen. 2014 Oct 27;143(6):2341–2365. doi: 10.1037/xge0000024
Experiment 1: r-s-Model Categories and Observed Choice Frequencies (first-repetition trials)
r-s-model category r-s-model category meaning N
1 Fluency-homogenous FH case, correct judgment 699
2 Fluency-homogenous FH case, false judgment 355
3 Neither recognized (guess), correct judgment 64
4 Neither recognized (guess), false judgment 55
5 One recognized, adherence to RH, correct judgment 756
6 One recognized, adherence to RH, false judgment 231
7 One recognized, non-adherence to RH, false judgment 69
8 One recognized, non-adherence to RH, correct judgment 38
9 Fluency-heterogeneous FH case, adherence to FH, correct judgment 1113
10 Fluency-heterogeneous FH case, adherence to FH, false judgment 425
11 Fluency-heterogeneous FH case, non-adherence to FH, false judgment 388
12 Fluency-heterogeneous FH case, non-adherence to FH, correct judgment 607
Parameter Psychological Meaning Estimate (SE)
a recognition validity .75 (.01)
b1 knowledge validity, fluency-homogenous FH cases .66 (.01)
b2 knowledge validity, fluency-heterogeneous FH cases .69 (.01)
b3 knowledge validity, RH cases .681
c fluency validity .59 (.01)
g correct guessing (neither object is recognized) .54 (.05)
p proportion of fluency-homogenous FH cases .29 (.01)
r RH-use (considering the recognition cue in isolation) .76 (.02)
s FH-use (considering retrieval speed in isolation) .15 (.02)

Note: RH = recognition heuristic; FH = fluency heuristic

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This number is derived analytically from b3 = p × b1 + (1p) × b2 and is thus reported without a standard error.