Table 2.

Subjective experience response category definitions and the retrieval conditions in which they were used

Condition(s)	Subjective experience response category and definition
RKG RFG RKFG RKfG	REMEMBER = You have an experience of recollection for the word. This could include being consciously aware of some aspect or aspects of what was experienced at the time the word was presented in the learning phase (e.g., aspects of the physical appearance of the item, or of something that happened in the room, or of what you were thinking or doing at the time). In other words, you should choose “Remember” if you have a sense of yourself in the past and/or the word brings back to mind a particular association, image, or thought, from the time of study. For example, if you see someone on the street, you may think, “Who is that? Oh yes, it’s the person I saw in line in the book store. I remember thinking what a funny hat they had on . . . .”
RKG RKFG	KNOW = You feel that you just know that the word was a word you saw in the learning phase, but you cannot consciously recollect anything about its actual occurrence or what was experienced at the time of its occurrence. In other words, you should choose “Know” if you know the item was one you studied, but you cannot recollect any details associated with seeing it before. For example, if you see someone on the street, you may think “Who is that? I know I've seen that person before, but I don't recall where that would have been…”
RFG RKFG	FAMILIAR = You have a feeling of familiarity with the word and because of that you think that the word was one you saw in the learning phase. In other words, you should choose “Familiar” if the word feels familiar to you. For example, if you see someone on the street you may think, “Who is that? They look very familiar . . . I don’t know why, but they seem familiar . . . .”
RKfG	KNOW = You feel that you just know that the word was a word you saw in the learning phase, or you have a feeling of familiarity for the word, but you cannot consciously recollect anything about its actual occurrence or what was experienced at the time of its occurrence. In other words, you should choose “Know” if the word feels familiar or if you know the item was one you studied, but you cannot recollect any details associated with seeing it before. For example, if you see someone on the street, you may think, “Who is that? I know I’ve seen that person before, but I don’t recall where that would have been . . .” or you may think “They look very familiar . . . I don’t know why, but they seem familiar . . . .”
RKG RFG RKFG RKfG	GUESS = You do not have any memories or feelings associated with the word, and you are simply guessing that the word was one of the words you saw in the learning phase.