Table 2.

rANOVA results for evaluation of FIE when symbolic distance held constant.

Trial type	Symbolic distance	Data analysed	F	df	P
Within list	0	Accuracy	0.282	3,15	.837
Within list	1	Accuracy	0.039	2,10	.962
Within list	2	Accuracy	1.863	1,5	.23
Within list	0	Response latency	26.133	3,15	<.001*
Within list	1	Response latency	17.737	2,10	.001*
Within list	2	Response latency	12.638	1,5	.016*
Between list	0	Accuracy	0.327	3,15	.806
Between list	1	Accuracy	0.912	2,10	.433
Between list	2	Accuracy	0.024	1,5	.882
Between list	0	Response latency	8.393	3,15	.002*
Between list	1	Response latency	16.338	2,10	.001*
Between list	2	Response latency	51.961	1,5	.001*

rANOVA: repeated measures analysis of variance; FIE: first-item effect.

^*Indicates significant p values at a .05 alpha level.