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Mean coherence masking protection effects (and standard deviations) for each age group, in each condition for Experiment 3
| Age | Low F1 | Mid F1 | High F1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | |
| Adults | 20 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| 8-year-olds | 19 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
| 5-year-olds | 15 | 7.0 | 4.9 | 9.1 | 5.6 | 10.7 | 6.5 |
These values are given in decibels and represent the differences in thresholds between the F1-only and full-formant conditions. Positive values indicate masking protection.
