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Seven university students ran seven sessions in a continuous recognition memory experiment. Responses were made on a 6-point rating scale which was used to construct a memory operating characteristic (MOC). The S’s criteria were manipulated by varying the probability distribution of the outcomes, and the effects of the criterion shifts on the MOC were examined. The MOCs for the different conditions were found to be shifted but overlapping.
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Gibson, K.L. Criterion shifts and the determination of the memory operating characteristic. Psychon Sci 9, 207–208 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03330832
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