Learning and Using Abstract Words: Evidence from Clinical Populations

Table 1

Characteristics of participants with Williams Syndrome.

WS	CA	MA	IQ	L-Sem	Synt	Comp	Prod	a	b
WS1	16.11	8.3	49	11.5	5.26	9	8.1
WS2	13.4	5.10	44	5	4.75	4.25	5.5
WS3	18.7	7.2	48	9.5	3.98	8.12	5.35
WS4	8.2	4	49	9	5.37	8.25	6.12
WS5	10.7	5.5	52	5.12	3.87	5	4
WS6	12	7.2	60	11.5	7.62	11.5	7.62
WS7	15.7	7.7	50	8.12	6.62	9.25	5.5
WS8	17.6	9.5	54	9.2	9.46	12	6.71
WS9	13.9	6.4	47	8.4	4.25	8.25	4.37
WS10	11.6	8.2	71	9	5.62	8	6.62
WS11	15.1	7.6	50	10.8	6.37	10.25	6.87
WS12	11.6	5.7	49	3.8	5.5	3.62	5.62
WS13	14.4	7.1	51	10.2	5.12	7.75	7.62
Mean	13.7	6.8	51.8	8.5	5.7	8.1	6.16
SD	2.9	1.5	6.9	2.5	1.5	2.5	1.2

CA = chronological age; MA = mental age; IQ = intelligence quotient; L-Sem = lexical-semantic competence (age equivalent); Synt = syntactic competence (age equivalent); Comp = linguistic comprehension skills (age equivalent); Prod = linguistic production skills (age equivalent); a = participants selected for the match on CA; b = participants selected for the match on MA.