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. 2018 Aug;33(5):841–854. doi: 10.1037/pag0000265

Table 3. Effects of Context, Age, and Their Interaction on VSTM Performance.

Without adjusting for sensorimotor performance After adjusting for sensorimotor performance
VSTM measure Effect Coefficient F(1,1293–1,1294) p Bayes factor Coefficient F(1,1293–1,1294) p Bayes factor
Note. Results of linear mixed effects model, with the age variable centered and levels of context coded as [1, −1]. VSTM = visual short-term memory; RMSE = root-mean-square error.
RMSE Intercept 50.7 51.5
Age .408 344 2.4 × 10−68 3.4 × 1064 favoring H1 .289 195 2.2 × 10−41 7.2 × 1037 favoring H1
Age^2 6.30 × 10−3 24.3 9.5 × 10−7 1.3 × 104 favoring H1 3.79 × 10−3 9.96 1.6 × 10−3 13 favoring H1
Context −3.63 414 5.0 × 10−80 1.4 × 1076 favoring H1 −3.63 414 4.4 × 10−80 1.6 × 1076 favoring H1
Age:Context .0205 4.38 .037 1.1 favoring H0 .0189 3.73 .054 1.5 favoring H0
K Intercept 3.07 3.07
Age −6.88 × 10−3 56.6 1.0 × 10−13 5.7 × 1010 favoring H1 −5.43 × 10−3 35.3 3.7 × 10−9 2.4 × 106 favoring H1
Context .0911 40.8 2.4 × 10−10 3.3 × 107 favoring H1 .0911 40.8 2.3 × 10−10 3.4 × 107 favoring H1
Age:Context −5.56 × 10−4 .504 .48 7.2 favoring H0 −2.96 × 10−4 .146 .70 8.6 favoring H0
Precision Intercept .0481 .0469
Age −2.97 × 10−4 258 4.9 × 10−53 2.4 × 1049 favoring H1 −2.08 × 10−4 139 1.8 × 10−30 1.3 × 1027 favoring H1
Age^2 −3.73 × 10−6 12.0 5.4 × 10−4 36 favoring H1
Context 6.72 × 10−4 9.06 2.7 × 10−3 8.6 favoring H1 6.72 × 10−4 9.11 2.6 × 10−3 8.8 favoring H1
Age:Context −6.02 × 10−6 .243 .622 8.2 favoring H0 1.94 × 10−6 .0253 .87 9.1 favoring H0
Misbinding Intercept .126 .137
Age 1.39 × 10−3 44.9 3.1 × 10−11 2.36 × 108 favoring H1 9.22 × 10−4 20.4 6.9 × 10−6 2.0 × 103 favoring H1
Age^2 3.06 × 10−5 6.43 .011 2.4 favoring H1
Context −.0578 408 4.3 × 10−79 1.6 × 1075 favoring H1 −.0578 409 3.3 × 10−79 2.1 × 1075 favoring H1
Age:Context 1.65 × 10−4 1.11 .29 5.4 favoring H0 −1.74 × 10−4 1.23 .27 5.1 favoring H0