Table 9:
Hierarchical regressions predicting age of acquisition ratings. Control variables are entered in Step 1, word-level semantic variables in Step 2 and contextual-level semantic variables in Steps 3a, 3b, and 3c.
AoA Ratings |
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Step | Variables | R2 | ΔR2 | F |
Step 1 | Word Frequency, Length, Percent Known, Contextual Diversity | 33.69 | 33.69 | 1886.1*** |
Step 2 | Valence, Arousal, Concreteness | 39.92 | 6.23 | 512.89*** |
Step 3a | Context Valence | 39.99 | .07 | 17.94*** |
Step 3b | Context Arousal | 39.98 | .06 | 14.99** |
Step 3c | Context Concreteness | 40.10 | .18 | 43.62*** |
p < .05,
p < .01,
p < .001.
Note: R2 and ΔR2 given as percentage of variance explained.