Table 4.
Analysis of variance results for the pretest and posttest data based on log RTs for the Maintenance demand and for the Switching demand groups.
| Effect | Log RT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| df | F | MSE | η2 | |
| Session | 1,168 | 798.12*** | 0.02 | 0.83 |
| Trial condition | 1,168 | 954.26*** | 0.01 | 0.85 |
| Age group | 1,168 | 37.57*** | 0.07 | 0.18 |
| Switching demand | 1,168 | 5.15** | 0.07 | 0.03 |
| Maintenance demand | 1,168 | 3.10* | 0.07 | 0.02 |
| Session × age group | 1,168 | 66.14*** | 0.02 | 0.28 |
| Session × switching demand | 1,168 | 10.90** | 0.02 | 0.06 |
| Session × maintenance demand | 1,168 | 42.83*** | 0.02 | 0.20 |
| Session × trial Condition | 1,168 | 34.56*** | 0.00 | 0.17 |
| Trial condition × age group | 1,168 | 0.53 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Trial condition × switching demand | 1,168 | 3.55* | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Trial condition × maintenance demand | 1,168 | 0.76 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Age group × switching demand | 1,168 | 0.96 | 0.07 | 0.01 |
| Age group × maintenance demand | 1,168 | 1.86 | 0.07 | 0.01 |
| Switching demand × maintenance demand | 1,168 | 3.21* | 0.07 | 0.02 |
| Session × age group × switching demand | 1,168 | 4.49** | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Session × age group × maintenance demand | 1,168 | 3.63* | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Session × switching demand × maintenance demand | 1,168 | 19.40*** | 0.02 | 0.10 |
| Session × trial condition × age group | 1,168 | 12.23** | 0.00 | 0.07 |
| Session × trial condition × switching demand | 1,168 | 18.98*** | 0.00 | 0.10 |
| Session × trial condition × maintenance demand | 1,168 | 0.29 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Trial condition × age group × switching demand | 1,168 | 0.11 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Trial condition × age group × maintenance demand | 1,168 | 0.40 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Trial condition × switching demand × maintenance demand | 1,168 | 3.89* | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Age group × switching demand × maintenance demand | 1,168 | 0.58 | 0.07 | 0.00 |
| Session × age group × switching demand × maintenance demand | 1,168 | 1.35 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Session × trial condition × age group × switching demand | 1,168 | 1.44 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Session × trial condition × age group × maintenance demand | 1,168 | 2.79* | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Session × trial condition × switching demand × maintenance demand | 1,168 | 3.81* | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Trial condition × age group × switching demand × maintenance demand | 1,168 | 0.001 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Session × trial condition × age group × switching demand × maintenance demand | 1,168 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
***p < 0.01; **p < 0.05; *p < 0.10.