Table 3.
Performance and Psychological Outcomes by Position.
| Variable | Standing | Sitting | Statistic | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | t(95) | p | |
| Reading comprehension | ||||||
| Proportion correct | 0.45 | 0.18 | 0.45 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.98 |
| Perceived difficulty | 4.44 | 1.11 | 4.59 | 1.01 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| Perceived effort | 4.73 | 1.36 | 4.65 | 1.33 | 0.84 | 0.36 |
| Creativity | ||||||
| Average creativity | 2.11 | 0.33 | 2.12 | 0.33 | 0.07 | 0.80 |
| Top 2 creativity | 2.41 | 0.48 | 2.41 | 0.39 | 0.00 | 0.98 |
| Perceived difficulty | 4.04 | 1.53 | 3.90 | 1.55 | 1.32 | 0.19 |
| Perceived effort | 5.08 | 1.30 | 5.17 | 1.25 | 0.88 | 0.35 |
Note: Reading comprehension proportion correct is on a scale from 0 to 1.0. Average creativity and Top 2 creativity ratings are on a scale from 1 (not at all creative) to 5 (highly creative). Participants rated how difficult each test was (1 = not at all; 7 = extremely), as well as how much effort they exerted on it (1 = none; 7 = a lot).