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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Mar 30.
Published in final edited form as: Q J Exp Psychol (Hove). 2007 Jul 23;61(5):708–723. doi: 10.1080/17470210701400657

Table 1.

Adults’ and children’s mean ratings on a 1–5 scale for sentences in the anomalous, implausible, and control conditions in an off-line questionnaire

Mean rating
Children
Condition Adults (n = 19) 7–8 yrs (n = 41) 9–11 yrs (n = 41)
Anomalous 1.55 (0.51) 1.98 (0.74) 1.71 (0.51)
Implausible 2.44 (0.68) 2.04 (0.98) 2.02 (0.72)
Control 4.83 (0.16) 4.44 (0.43) 4.41 (0.39)

Note: Standard deviations in parentheses.