Table 1.
Overview of the error rates (%Error) and SDs of error rates for the 3 age groups
| Children (n = 10) | Young adults (n = 11) | Elderly participants (n = 9) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close distance RT (SD) | Far distance RT (SD) | Close distance RT (SD) | Far distance RT (SD) | Close distance RT (SD) | Far distance RT (SD) | |
| % Error (SD) | % Error (SD) | %Error (SD) | %Error (SD) | %Error (SD) | %Error (SD) | |
| Physically neutral | 651 (57) | 641 (37) | 603 (100) | 528 (78) | 650 (68) | 578 (59) |
| 24 (21) | 10 (13) | 5 (8) | 0 (0) | 7 (8) | 5 (14) | |
| Numerically neutral | 765 (75) | 662 (75) | 653 (116) | 547 (69) | 722 (33) | 632 (57) |
| 30 (29) | 15 (19) | 3 (6) | 0 (0) | 10 (13) | 8 (13) | |
| Maximally incongruent RT (SD) |
Minimally incongruent RT (SD) |
Maximally incongruent RT (SD) |
Minimally incongruent RT (SD) |
Maximally incongruent RT (SD) |
Minimally incongruent RT (SD) |
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| % Error (SD) | % Error (SD) | %Error (SD) | %Error (SD) | %Error (SD) | %Error (SD) | |
| Physically incongruent | 750 (77) | 667 (46) | 633 (99) | 532 (88) | 774 (113) | 635 (90) |
| 40 (24) | 15 (15) | 19 (17) | 3 (4) | 36 (39) | 9 (28) | |
| Numerically incongruent | 813 (64) | 729 (72) | 679 (95) | 577 (98) | 772 (97) | 688 (78) |
| 51 (24) | 32 (30) | 18 (6) | 2 (4) | 47 (42) | 20 (27) | |