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