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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 2: 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 195
2 Fluency-homogenous FH case, false judgment 102
3 Neither recognized (guess), correct judgment 69
4 Neither recognized (guess), false judgment 84
5 One recognized, adherence to RH, correct judgment 605
6 One recognized, adherence to RH, false judgment 166
7 One recognized, non-adherence to RH, false judgment 79
8 One recognized, non-adherence to RH, correct judgment 36
9 Fluency-heterogeneous FH case, adherence to FH, correct judgment 923
10 Fluency-heterogeneous FH case, adherence to FH, false judgment 377
11 Fluency-heterogeneous FH case, non-adherence to FH, false judgment 338
12 Fluency-heterogeneous FH case, non-adherence to FH, correct judgment 426
Parameter Psychological Meaning Estimate (SE)
a recognition validity .77 (.01)
b1 knowledge validity, fluency-homogenous FH cases .65 (.03)
b2 knowledge validity, fluency-heterogeneous FH cases .66 (.01)
b3 knowledge validity, RH cases .661
c fluency validity .61 (.00)
g correct guessing (neither object is recognized) .45 (.04)
p proportion of fluency-homogenous FH cases .13 (.01)
r RH-use (considering the recognition cue in isolation) .69 (.03)
s FH-use (considering retrieval speed in isolation) .20 (.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.