Table 2.

Mean percentage scores and standard deviations for all measures for the ‘Social Expectations’ task

	Low AQ group (N = 20) M (SD)	High AQ group (N = 21) M (SD)	Significance		Effect Size
Likelihood (%)			Condition	**
			Gp	*
			Gp × condition	NS
Clear-cut	86.95 (9.26)	78.42 (9.68)	–		0.90
Ambiguous	55.10 (10.16)	48.05 (12.73)	–		0.61
Sympathy (%)			Condition	**
			Gp	**
			Gp × condition	NS
Clear-cut	80.25 (9.25)	68.81 (13.09)	–		1.01
Ambiguous	43.85 (9.55)	35.00 (12.62)	–		0.79
Strength of expectation (%)			Condition	**
			Gp	NS
			Gp × condition	NS
Clear-cut	76.05 (9.01)	73.24 (2.17)	–		0.43
Ambiguous	54.15 (8.77)	50.76 (11.09)	–		0.34
Verbal rationale classification (%)			Condition	NS
			Gp	NS
			Gp × condition	**
Clear-cut
Rule	33.00 (18.38)	49.05 (25.08)	025**		0.73
Person	67.00 (18.38)	50.95 (25.08)	0.73		0.73
Ambiguous
Rule	40.5 (20.64)	39.05 (13.38)	–		0.08
Person	59.5 (20.64)	60.95 (13.38)	–		0.08
Verbal rationale response time (s)
			Condition	NS
			Gp	NS
			Gp × condition	**
Clear-cut	87.35 (24.09)	90.76 (31.61)	–		0.12
Ambiguous	81.30 (20.75)	101.71 (42.53)	–		0.61

** Significant at p = .01; ** Significant at p = .025