Table 3.
The effect of previous reading experience on spontaneous ToM in the experimental groups.
| Previous reading experience | Spontaneous ToM ( n ) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | |||
| Schizophrenia group | Non-readers | 32 | 3 | 0.734 n.s. |
| Readers | 11 | 1 | ||
| Control group | Non-readers | 29 | 1 | < 0.001 sig. |
| Readers | 8 | 10 | ||
Fisher's Exact Test. n, number of subjects giving spontaneous mental state inferences; n.s., not significant; sig, significant.