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Table 3 Summary of learning performance across experiments

From: Social affiliation motives modulate spontaneous learning in Williams syndrome but not in autism

Experiment

Learning source

Learning function

Learning performancea—M(SD)

Group differences p value

ASD

WS

1

Neutral model—live

Social

19.09 (23.23)

29.86 (28.16)

.01b

Playful model—live

Social

23.61 (23.67)

46.52 (23.40)

2

Neutral model—video-recorded

Social

35.00 (40.31)

52.63 (40.73)

.61b

Playful model—video-recorded

Social

42.85 (35.62)

64.37 (34.67)

3

Neutral model—video-recorded

Instrumental

55.55 (32.23)

62.77 (33.87)

.42c

4

Own trials and errors

Instrumental

11.28 (28.46)

21.95 (21.55)

.20c

  1. aLearning performance indicates average proportion of imitated actions in experiments 1, 2, and 3, and average improvement over time from first to last object presentation (expressed in a percentage score) in experiment 4
  2. b2 (group; ASD, WS) Ă— 2 (condition; neutral, playful) ANOVA group Ă— condition interaction
  3. cBetween-group t test