Table 7.
rANOVA results for mean amplitude in the N400 context effect time window as a function of Alpha Power (measured during sentence 1 of each story), Animacy and Group.
| Group Level Results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| df | F | p | |
| Alpha | (1,45) | <1 | ns |
| Alpha X Group | (1,45) | <1 | ns |
| Animacy | (1,45) | 10.6 | ** |
| Animacy X Group | (1,45) | 2.3 | ns |
| Alpha X Animacy | (1,45) | 3.9 | ^ |
| Alpha X Animacy X Group | (1,45) | 5.4 | * |
| Results by Group | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Control Participants (N=22) | df | F | p |
| Alpha | (1,21) | <1 | ns |
| Animacy | (1,21) | 9.6 | ** |
| Alpha X Animacy | (1,21) | <1 | ns |
| Participants with Schizophrenia (N=25) | df | F | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | (1,24) | <1 | ns |
| Animacy | (1,24) | 1.7 | ns |
| Alpha X Animacy | (1,24) | 10 | ** |
| Simple Effects Results for SZ Group | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Participants with Schizophrenia (N=25) | df | F | p |
| Low Alpha: Animate vs. Inanimate | (1,24) | 10.2 | ** |
| High Alpha: Animate vs. Inanimate | (1,24) | 2.1 | ns |
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