Table 1.

Grouping of encoding trials based on subsequent memory performance

MissesHits: four levels of confidence
Very unsureSomewhat unsureSomewhat sureVery sure
Stress (n = 20)38.9 (2.97)17.24 (2.48)17.05 (1.36)14.57 (1.56)62.29 (4.09)
Control (n = 20)50.65 (2.97)14.70 (1.91)14.10 (0.81)10.70 (1.14)59.45 (4.22)
RegressorsForgottenLow confidenceRemembered
  • Hits that received “very sure” confidence ratings were grouped as later remembered, and misses were grouped as later forgotten. Remaining (low confidence hit) trials were modeled as a regressor of no interest in the fMRI analysis.