Table 3.
Adults’ and 11–12-year-olds’ mean naturalness ratings on a 1–7 Likert scale for the eight conditions of the experiment. Standard deviation in parentheses
| PSI | Context | Adults | Children |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolut (PPI) | licensing | 5.21 (1.64) | 4.71 (1.81) |
| anti-licensing | 3.63 (1.81) | 3.75 (1.66) | |
|
Difference score (licensed—anti-licensed) |
1.58 (1.14) | 0.96 (1.38) | |
| durchaus (PPI) | licensing | 5.76 (1.40) | 5.13 (1.81) |
| anti-licensing | 2.63 (1.59) | 3.47 (1.75) | |
|
Difference score (licensed—anti-licensed) |
3.14 (1.46) | 1.66 (1.86) | |
| jemals (NPI) | licensing | 5.27 (1.69) | 4.26 (2.00) |
| non-licensing | 1.95 (1.37) | 1.88 (1.12) | |
|
Difference score (licensed—unlicensed) |
3.32 (1.52) | 2.38 (1.46) | |
| so recht (NPI) | licensing | 5.50 (1.50) | 4.69 (1.81) |
| non-licensing | 3.10 (1.67) | 3.778 (1.71) | |
|
Difference score (licensed—unlicensed) |
2.40 (1.22) | 0.92 (1.74) |