Table 2. Mean (SD) accuracy and response time performance by facial expression and age group.
Anger | Fear | Happy | Disgust | |
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Accuracy (% correct) | ||||
Younger adults | 92.20 (10.37) | 98.54 (4.22) | 99.02 (3.00) | 95.61 (9.50) |
Older adults | 89.00 (11.72) | 95.50 (8.46) | 96.25 (5.89) | 85.00 (13.96) |
d = -0.29 | d = -0.46* | d = -0.60** | d = -0.89*** | |
Response time (sec) | ||||
Younger adults | 3.01 (0.17) | 2.74 (0.16) | 2.05 (0.09) | 2.83 (0.16) |
Older adults | 5.32 (0.28) | 5.54 (0.26) | 3.86 (0.26) | 5.91 (0.33) |
d = 1.56*** | d = 2.01*** | d = 1.49*** | d = 1.87*** |
Effect size (Cohen’s d) and significance (*p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001) of the group difference is also presented.