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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Exp Child Psychol. 2011 Mar;108(3):453–468. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2010.08.009

Appendix A.

Covariance Matrix of Task Indicators Used in the Latent Variables Analysis as a Function of Age Group

Group Indicator 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Early
Childhood
(n = 36)
1 Simple RT .63
2 SRC Compatible RT 1.63 14.60
3 GNG Go RT .35 1.65 .49
4 SRC Incompatible RT 1.86 15.32 1.56 20.06
5 DS Forward Total .39 1.81 .59 1.77 3.82
6 DS Backward Total .48 2.62 .47 3.84 2.07 4.05
7 RS Max Shape .25 1.07 .17 1.31 .51 .91 .99
8 RS Max Location .26 1.67 .31 1.91 .94 .59 .49 .85
9 2B Location Error Rate .04 .19 .02 .27 .04 .10 .07 .06 .02
10 2B Letter Error Rate .03 .11 .01 .18 .05 .04 .06 .03 .01 .01

Late
Childhood
(n = 36)
1 Simple RT .56
2 SRC Compatible RT 1.99 19.04
3 GNG Go RT .37 2.51 .58
4 SRC Incompatible RT 2.20 19.29 2.73 24.40
5 DS Forward Total −.23 2.32 .04 1.53 3.77
6 DS Backward Total .11 .95 .14 1.67 1.08 3.45
7 RS Max Shape .13 .82 .09 1.19 .85 .95 1.30
8 RS Max Location .24 1.52 .23 2.32 .07 .25 .43 .71
9 2B Location Error Rate .03 .11 .02 .18 −.01 .03 .06 .06 .02
10 2B Letter Error Rate .01 .14 .03 .21 .03 .05 .04 .03 .01 .01

Adolescence
(n = 38)
1 Simple RT .48
2 SRC Compatible RT 1.63 12.82
3 GNG Go RT .24 1.40 .43
4 SRC Incompatible RT 1.95 12.51 1.78 17.55
5 DS Forward Total .43 2.82 .09 2.45 4.70
6 DS Backward Total .37 2.87 .27 3.38 1.57 4.05
7 RS Max Shape .26 .95 .08 1.28 .73 .36 .58
8 RS Max Location .15 .73 .18 1.77 .42 .41 .10 .89
9 2B Location Error Rate .03 .14 .00 .22 .01 .10 .02 .06 .02
10 2B Letter Error Rate .03 .12 .02 .17 .07 .09 .03 .04 .01 .01

Young
Adulthood
(n = 37)
1 Simple RT .36
2 SRC Compatible RT 1.68 12.22
3 GNG Go RT .23 1.28 .37
4 SRC Incompatible RT 1.68 11.51 1.41 13.16
5 DS Forward Total .43 2.68 .61 3.14 6.69
6 DS Backward Total .50 3.45 .41 3.08 2.83 5.59
7 RS Max Shape .25 1.67 .24 1.42 1.48 1.05 .97
8 RS Max Location .12 .85 .22 .83 .84 .97 .39 .99
9 2B Location Error Rate .02 .19 .00 .16 .10 .14 .04 .02 .02
10 2B Letter Error Rate .00 .01 .00 −.03 .10 .06 .02 .04 .00 .01