Table 3.
Mean (standard errors) ratings for the relationships between memory, GK, and intelligence as a function of condition and time of assessment.
| Easy GK test | Hard GK test | Control | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK and intelligence | GK and memory | Memory and intelligence | GK and intelligence | GK and memory | Memory and intelligence | GK and intelligence | GK and memory | Memory and intelligence | ||
| Study 1 | Pre-test | 3.70 (0.19) | 4.59 (0.17) | 3.87 (0.20) | 3.47 (0.21) | 4.45 (0.16) | 3.58 (0.17) | 3.48 (0.19) | 4.38 (0.18) | 3.78 (0.18) |
| Post-test | 3.64 (0.19) | 4.51 (0.17) | 3.86 (0.19) | 2.89 (0.20) | 4.26 (16) | 3.35 (0.17) | 3.49 (0.18) | 4.13 (0.18) | 3.70 (0.19) | |
| n.s. | – | – | * | – | – | n.s. | – | – | ||
| Study 2 | Pre-test | 3.50 (0.18) | 4.43 (0.19) | 4.06 (0.18) | 3.52 (0.19) | 4.71 (0.18) | 4.09 (0.20) | 3.66 (0.18) | 4.52 (0.18) | 3.96 (0.18) |
| Post-test | 3.57 (0.19) | 4.41 (0.19) | 3.96 (0.19) | 3.31 (0.19) | 4.40 (0.16) | 3.94 (0.18) | 3.75 (0.17) | 4.40 (0.18) | 3.84 (0.16) | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Because the interactions were not significant, no follow-up tests were conducted as a function of condition other than to examine the relationship between intelligence and GK.