Processing Sentences with Literal versus Figurative Use of Verbs: An ERP Study with Children with Language Impairments, Nonverbal Impairments, and Typical Development

Table 3

Characteristics of participants included in the SPM analysis. Standard deviations in parentheses.

	SLI	NVLD	-test	CNTR	-test
	7	7		7
Male	6	6		6
Chronological age (yrs)	11.38; (2.9)	11.02; (2.66)	= .72	11.7; (3.21)	All s > .59
Full scale IQ	99.57; (10.28)	95.38; (7.62)	= .60	118.14; (14.35)	SLI versus control; = .16; NVDL versus control; = .004
Verbal IQ	85.29; (9.41)	106.75; (8.92)	< .001	118.71; (14.5)	SLI versus control; < .001; NVDL versus control; = .11
Performance IQ	110.43; (9.27)	84.5; (4.68)	< .001	113.57; (15.59)	SLI versus control; = .65; NVDL versus control; < .001