Table 3.
Average RTs (and SD) for participants in the six experimental conditions
| Matching pairs (MP) | p | Not matching pairs (NMP) | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aw | Cw | Aw | Cw | |||
| Opponent + | ||||||
| High | 1262 (510) | 1135 (485) | 0.01 | 1247 (496) | 1019 (251) | 0.0002 |
| Equal | 1064 (361) | 890 (268) | 0.002 | 926 (295) | 816 (183) | 0.02 |
| Low | 1057 (380) | 988 (354) | 0.41 | 1085 (419) | 1018 (432) | 0.29 |
| Opponent− | ||||||
| High | 1137 (287) | 989 (227) | 0.004 | 1029 (319) | 926 (247) | 0.007 |
| Equal | 918 (283) | 937 (434) | 0.84 | 988 (350) | 869 (336) | 0.001 |
| Low | 1121 (417) | 1002 (346) | 0.05 | 1118 (381) | 966 (295) | 0.01 |
RT was the time elapsed between the appearance of the word on the screen and the second key press. It is assumed to reflect the time needed to reach a decision on whether the word matches the presented definition. Mean values for participants assigned to the different conditions are separately reported for pairs involving abstract (Aw) and concrete (Cw) words and requiring either a ‘match’ (MP) or a ‘not match’ response (NMP). The reported p-values refer to the comparisons between abstract and concrete words.