a significant trendp < 0.0515
As predicted, memory judgments on items that were primed with happy faces were characterized by a significantly more liberal response bias in familiarity-based decisions; this was the case when the independence correction was applied [ t (36) = 1.746, p < 0.05 (one-tailed)], and a significant trend emerged when uncorrected [ t (36) = 1.671, p < 0.0515 (one-tailed)].