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. 2014 Oct 29;8:827. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00827

Table 5.

F-test results for pretest and posttest measures per training condition and age group on the combined Alternative Uses/Ordinary Characteristics task (AU/OC task), the Alternative Uses test (AUT), and the Rule-Switching task.

F df p η2p
AU/OC TASK
AU originality
Age 16.08 1, 118 <0.001 0.12
Condition 0.14 2, 118 0.87 0.00
Age × Condition 2.79 2, 118 0.07 0.05
AU fluency
Age 0.30 1, 118 0.58 0.00
Condition 0.01 2, 118 0.99 0.00
Age × Condition 4.01 2, 118 0.02 0.06
OC fluency
Age 12.75 1, 118 <0.001 0.10
Condition 0.77 2, 118 0.47 0.01
Age × Condition 0.17 2, 118 0.85 0.00
ALTERNATIVE USES TEST
Originality
Age 0.57 1, 126 0.45 0.00
Condition 0.04 2, 126 0.96 0.00
Age × Condition 0.37 2, 126 0.69 0.01
Fluency
Age 0.30 1, 126 0.58 0.00
Condition 0.38 2, 126 0.69 0.01
Age × Condition 0.12 2, 126 0.89 0.00
Flexibility
Age 1.10 1, 126 0.30 0.01
Condition 1.39 2, 126 0.25 0.02
Age × Condition 0.60 2, 126 0.55 0.01
RULE-SWITCHING TASK
Switch costs accuracy
Age 1.47 1, 97 0.23 0.02
Condition 0.44 2, 97 0.65 0.01
Age × Condition 0.49 2, 97 0.62 0.01
Switch costs reaction time
Age 0.14 1, 97 0.71 0.00
Condition 0.02 2, 97 0.98 0.00
Age × Condition 1.99 2, 97 0.14 0.04

p < 0.05 appears in bold.