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. 2011 Jun 15;31(24):8920–8927. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2587-10.2011

Table 2.

Average performance (mean ± SEM) for the memory test for identifying gist descriptions, and corresponding trial-based and grand accuracy in the detail memory test, across all trials and within four confidence levels of remembering the gist (N = 20)

Across all trials Separated for four levels of confidence of remembering the gist
Unsure Somewhat sure Sure Very sure
Memory test of identifying the gist
    Hits 98.95 ± 3.01 14.70 ± 1.91 14.10 ± 0.81 10.70 ± 1.14 59.45 ± 4.22
    Misses 51.05 ± 3.01 13.30 ± 2.21 12.05 ± 1.38 10.4 ± 1.66 15.30 ± 2.38
    FA 29.65 ± 3.87 12.80 ± 1.79 7.80 ± 1.11 4.70 ± 1.02 5.35 ± 1.50
    CR 120.35 ± 3.87 19.25 ± 4.38 24.45 ± 3.35 21.95 ± 3.06 53.25 ± 7.65
    HR 0.670 ± 0.020 0.555 ± 0.031 0.563 ± 0.032 0.541 ± 0.044 0.803 ± 0.027
    FAR 0.197 ± 0.026 0.461 ± 0.539 0.250 ± 0.039 0.187 ± 0.037 0.164 ± 0.054
    Accuracy 0.473 ± 0.018 0.086 ± 0.049 0.308 ± 0.039 0.328 ± 0.043 0.599 ± 0.048
    PC 0.785 ± 0.019 0.576 ± 0.031 0.716 ± 0.031 0.764 ± 0.033 0.869 ± 0.029
Trial-based detail memory
    HR 0.612 ± 0.015 0.489 ± 0.031 0.592 ± 0.029 0.531 ± 0.035 0.625 ± 0.018
    FAR 0.434 ± 0.013 0.434 ± 0.025 0.477 ± 0.025 0.463 ± 0.031 0.407 ± 0.017
    Accuracy 0.177 ± 0.015 0.055 ± 0.021 0.115 ± 0.025 0.068 ± 0.027 0.229 ± 0.015
    PC 0.596 ± 0.007 0.522 ± 0.013 0.563 ± 0.016 0.514 ± 0.027 0.615 ± 0.011

N, Number of participants; FA, false alarm; CR, correct rejection; HR, hit rate; FAR, false alarm rate; accuracy, calculated by HR − FAR; PC (proportion correct), calculated by HR divided by HR plus FAR.

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