Table 4.

Planned comparisons for accuracy and reaction time for each word length and letter position in Experiment 3.

Word length and position of mismatch	Accuracy		Reaction Time
	z-value	Odds Ratio	t-value	Mean Difference	Percent Change
Three-letter words
1 vs. 2	4.18***	2.39	−4.72***	−95.93	11%
1 vs. 3	5.28***	2.98	−5.52***	−113.24	13%
2 vs. 3	1.17	1.25	−0.83	−17.31	2%
Four-letter words
1 vs. 2	2.39	1.51	−3.70**	−82.69	8%
1 vs. 3	3.96***	1.95	−4.46***	−101.47	10%
1 vs. 4	5.35***	2.45	−5.15***	−118.50	12%
2 vs. 3	1.60	1.30	−0.82	−18.77	2%
2 vs. 4	3.03*	1.62	−1.54	−35.81	4%
3 vs. 4	1.44	1.25	−0.72	−17.04	2%
Five-letter words
1 vs. 2	0.41	1.07	−4.88***	−111.11	11%
1 vs. 3	3.81**	1.76	−4.57***	−106.58	10%
1 vs. 4	5.04***	2.10	−7.32***	−172.78	17%
1 vs. 5	6.05***	2.42	−7.88***	−188.31	18%
2 vs. 3	3.41**	1.65	0.19	4.53	0%
2 vs. 4	4.65***	1.97	−2.60	−61.67	6%
2 vs. 5	5.67***	2.27	−3.21*	−77.19	7%
3 vs. 4	1.27	1.19	−2.74	−66.20	6%
3 vs. 5	2.32	1.37	−3.34**	−81.73	8%
4 vs. 5	1.06	1.15	−0.63	−15.53	2%
Six-letter words
1 vs. 2	3.43**	1.77	−7.27***	−161.41	15%
1 vs. 3	3.63**	1.82	−7.01***	−155.43	14%
1 vs. 4	5.94***	2.62	−9.36***	−213.41	19%
1 vs. 5	7.48***	3.33	−9.77***	−231.38	21%
1 vs. 6	7.43***	3.30	−10.68***	−251.86	23%
2 vs. 3	0.20	1.03	0.26	5.98	1%
2 vs. 4	2.60	1.48	−2.22	−51.99	5%
2 vs. 5	4.23***	1.88	−2.88*	−69.97	6%
2 vs. 6	4.18***	1.87	−3.73**	−90.45	8%
3 vs. 4	2.40	1.44	−2.48	−57.97	5%
3 vs. 5	4.03***	1.82	−3.13*	−75.95	7%
3 vs.6	3.98**	1.81	−3.99**	−96.43	9%
4 vs. 5	1.66	1.27	−0.72	−17.98	2%
4 vs. 6	1.60	1.26	−1.56	−38.46	4%
5 vs. 6	−0.06	0.99	−0.80	−20.48	2%

^*p < .05

^**p < .01

^***p < .001