Descriptions of variables in file: ASD_Xsit_word_training_experiment1.csv

Participant:			Indicates the participant’s random identification number.

Population: 	Indicates whether the participant has autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or is typically developing (TD).

Block:		Indicates the ‘Block’ that each training trial belongs to (block 1 or block 2).

Trial_Number:	Indicates the number of each training trial (trials 1-24 were in block 1; trials 25-48 were in block 2).

Word	Indicates the target word for each training trial (Teebu, Fiffin, Verdex, Blicket, Gasser, or Nelby).

Accuracy:	Indicates whether the participant responded correctly or incorrectly on each training trial.

RT:	Indicates the time taken by the participant to input their response on each training trial (in seconds). If the participant held their finger against one of the objects as the audio prompt ended, the response time was almost 0. This occurred when children quickly identified referents before the audio stimuli for the trial had been fully delivered.

CA_Months:			Indicates the participant’s chronological age in months.

CARS2:	Indicates the participant’s raw score on the Childhood Autism Rating Scale Version 2 (Schopler, Van Bourgondien, Wellman, & Love, 2010). Higher scores indicate more severe autism symptoms.

BPVS_AgeEquiv:	Indicates the participant’s receptive vocabulary age equivalent (in months) as measured by the British Picture Vocabulary Scale (Dunn, Dunn, Whetton & Burley, 1997). 

NVIQ_RawScore: 	Indicates the participant’s raw score on the Leiter-3 nonverbal intelligence test (Roid, Miller, Pomplun, & Koch, 2013). 

NVIQ: 		Indicates the participant’s nonverbal IQ, as measured by the Leiter-3.

 

Descriptions of variables in file: ASD_Xsit_word_testing_experiment1.csv

Participant:			Indicates the participant’s random identification number.

Population: 	Indicates whether the participant has autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or is typically developing (TD).

Trial_Number:		Indicates the number of each test trial (1-24).

Trial_Type:	Indicates the type of each test trial (Retention or Generalisation). Participants completed eight trials of each type.

Word	Indicates the target word for each test trial (Teebu, Fiffin, Verdex, Blicket, Gasser, or Nelby).

RT:	Indicates the time taken by the participant to input their response on each test trial (in seconds). If the participant held their finger against one of the objects as the audio prompt ended, the response time was almost 0. This occurred when children quickly identified referents before the audio stimuli for the trial had been fully delivered.

Test_accuracy:	Indicates whether the participant responded correctly or incorrectly on each test trial.

CA_Months:			Indicates the participant’s chronological age in months.

CARS2:	Indicates the participant’s raw score on the Childhood Autism Rating Scale Version 2 (Schopler, Van Bourgondien, Wellman, & Love, 2010). Higher scores indicate more severe autism symptoms.

BPVS_AgeEquiv:	Indicates the participant’s receptive vocabulary age equivalent (in months) as measured by the British Picture Vocabulary Scale (Dunn, Dunn, Whetton & Burley, 1997). 

NVIQ_RawScore: 	Indicates the participant’s raw score on the Leiter-3 nonverbal intelligence test (Roid, Miller, Pomplun, & Koch, 2013). 

NVIQ: 		Indicates the participant’s nonverbal IQ, as measured by the Leiter-3.

TrainingAccuracy_Block1:	Indicates the participant’s accuracy on training trials in Block 1 (0-24).

TrainingAccuracy_Block2:	Indicates the participant’s accuracy on training trials in Block 2 (0-24).

Descriptions of variables in file: ASD_Xsit_word_training_experiment2.csv

Participant:			Indicates the participant’s random identification number.

Population: 	Indicates whether the participant has autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or is typically developing (TD).

Condition:			Indicates whether the participant was allocated to the ‘Social’ cue						condition or the ‘Non-Social’ cue condition.

Block:		Indicates the ‘Block’ that each training trial belongs to (block 1 or block 2).

Trial_Number:	Indicates the number of each training trial (trials 1-24 were in block 1; trials 25-48 were in block 2).

Word	Indicates the target word for each training trial (Teebu, Fiffin, Verdex, Blicket, Gasser, or Nelby).

Accuracy:	Indicates whether the participant responded correctly or incorrectly on each training trial.

RT:	Indicates the time taken by the participant to input their response on each training trial (in seconds). If the participant held their finger against one of the objects as the audio prompt ended, the response time was almost 0. This occurred when children quickly identified referents before the audio stimuli for the trial had been fully delivered.

CA_Months:			Indicates the participant’s chronological age in months.

CARS2:	Indicates the participant’s raw score on the Childhood Autism Rating Scale Version 2 (Schopler, Van Bourgondien, Wellman, & Love, 2010). Higher scores indicate more severe autism symptoms.

BPVS_AgeEquiv:	Indicates the participant’s receptive vocabulary age equivalent (in months) as measured by the British Picture Vocabulary Scale (Dunn, Dunn, Whetton & Burley, 1997). 

NVIQ_RawScore: 	Indicates the participant’s raw score on the Leiter-3 nonverbal intelligence test (Roid, Miller, Pomplun, & Koch, 2013). 

NVIQ: 		Indicates the participant’s nonverbal IQ, as measured by the Leiter-3.

Descriptions of variables in file: ASD_Xsit_word_testing_experiment2.csv

Participant:			Indicates the participant’s random identification number.

Population: 	Indicates whether the participant has autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or is typically developing (TD).

Condition:			Indicates whether the participant was allocated to the ‘Social’ cue						condition or the ‘Non-Social’ cue condition.

Trial_Number:		Indicates the number of each test trial (1-24).

Trial_Type:	Indicates the type of each test trial (Retention or Generalisation). Participants completed eight trials of each type.

Word	Indicates the target word for each test trial (Teebu, Fiffin, Verdex, Blicket, Gasser, or Nelby).

RT:	Indicates the time taken by the participant to input their response on each test trial (in seconds). If the participant held their finger against one of the objects as the audio prompt ended, the response time was almost 0. This occurred when children quickly identified referents before the audio stimuli for the trial had been fully delivered.

Test_accuracy:	Indicates whether the participant responded correctly or incorrectly on each test trial.

CA_Months:			Indicates the participant’s chronological age in months.

CARS2:	Indicates the participant’s raw score on the Childhood Autism Rating Scale Version 2 (Schopler, Van Bourgondien, Wellman, & Love, 2010). Higher scores indicate more severe autism symptoms.

BPVS_AgeEquiv:	Indicates the participant’s receptive vocabulary age equivalent (in months) as measured by the British Picture Vocabulary Scale (Dunn, Dunn, Whetton & Burley, 1997). 

NVIQ_RawScore: 	Indicates the participant’s raw score on the Leiter-3 nonverbal intelligence test (Roid, Miller, Pomplun, & Koch, 2013). 

NVIQ: 		Indicates the participant’s nonverbal IQ, as measured by the Leiter-3.

TrainingAccuracy_Block1:	Indicates the participant’s accuracy on training trials in Block 1 (0-24).

TrainingAccuracy_Block2:	Indicates the participant’s accuracy on training trials in Block 2 (0-24).