Appendix 2
Descriptive statistics for the three groups on the intelligence testing and re-testing sessions. Change scores and effect sizes are also shown.
Group |
Memory span |
Processing speed |
Passive control |
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n=170 |
n=114 |
n=193 |
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|
Mean |
SD |
Mean |
SD |
Mean |
SD |
Testing (pre) |
RAPM |
10.65 |
2.65 |
10.38 |
2.72 |
10.38 |
2.44 |
DAT-AR |
12.18 |
3.78 |
12.02 |
3.26 |
12.01 |
3.55 |
|
DAT-VR |
11.74 |
2.93 |
11.92 |
2.72 |
11.56 |
3.22 |
|
DAT-SR |
12.80 |
4.19 |
11.71 |
3.73 |
11.78 |
4.22 |
|
Re-testing (post) |
RAPM |
11.95 |
3.09 |
12.12 |
2.87 |
11.70 |
2.70 |
DAT-AR |
12.29 |
3.41 |
12.27 |
3.25 |
12.27 |
3.40 |
|
DAT-VR |
13.40 |
3.17 |
13.43 |
2.64 |
13.11 |
3.03 |
|
DAT-SR |
15.41 |
5.08 |
14.57 |
4.22 |
14.96 |
4.78 |
|
Change
scores |
RAPM |
1.31 |
2.81 |
1.75 |
2.77 |
1.33 |
2.46 |
DAT-AR |
0.11 |
3.13 |
0.25 |
2.98 |
0.26 |
3.39 |
|
DAT-VR |
1.66 |
3.06 |
1.51 |
2.78 |
1.55 |
3.08 |
|
DAT-SR |
2.61 |
3.79 |
2.86 |
3.36 |
3.18 |
3.48 |
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Effect size (Cohen's d) |
RAPM |
.46 |
.63 |
.54 |
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DAT-AR |
.04 |
.09 |
.08 |
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DAT-VR |
.54 |
.54 |
.50 |
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DAT-SR |
.69 |
.85 |
.91 |
RAPM = Raven Progressive Matrices Test, DAT = Differential Aptitude Test Battery, AR = abstract reasoning, VR = verbal reasoning, SR = spatial reasoning