Table 10:
Hierarchical regressions predicting age of acquisition ratings. Control variables are entered in Step 1, contextual-level semantic variables in Step 2 and word-level semantic variables in Steps 3a, 3b, and 3c.
AoA Ratings |
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Step | Variables | R2 | ΔR2 | F |
1 | Word Frequency, Length, Percent Known, Contextual Diversity | 33.69 | 33.69 | 1886.1*** |
2 | Context Valence, Context Arousal, Context Concreteness | 37.97 | 4.28 | 341.25*** |
3a | Valence | 38.71 | .74 | 178.27*** |
3b | Arousal | 38.08 | .11 | 27.1*** |
3c | Concreteness | 39.39 | 1.42 | 348.69*** |
p < .05,
p < .01,
p < .001.
Note: R2 and ΔR2 given as percentage of variance explained.