Table 1.
The Experimental Design
| Experiment & Condition No. |
Memory Span Task(s) |
Digit Presentation Rate |
Dual Task | N (No. of females) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | Running | Fast | None | 24 (10) |
| 1b | Running | Slow | None | 21 (16) |
| 1c – 1 | Running | Slow | Co-articulation | 21 (11) |
| 1c – 2 | Running | Slow | Tapping | 21 (11) |
| 1d – 1 | Running | Fast | Co-articulation | 18 (16) |
| 1d – 2 | Running | Fast | Tapping | 18 (16) |
| 2a – 1 | Fixed | Slow | Co-articulation | 18 (6) |
| 2a – 2 | Fixed | Slow | Tapping | 18 (6) |
| 2b – 1 | Fixed | Fast | Co-articulation | 18 (6) |
| 2b – 2 | Fixed | Fast | Tapping | 18 (6) |
| 2c – 1 | Fixed | Fast | None | 20 (13) |
| 2c – 2 | Fixed | Slow | None | 20 (13) |
Note. For experiments with multiple conditions, the same subjects completed all of the tasks.