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Table 1 Gesture counts and rates by type

From: Spatial analogies pervade complex relational reasoning: Evidence from spontaneous gestures

 

Factor reference

Factor change

Causal relation

Whole system

Other or unclear

Totals

Study 1

 Number of gestures

248

176

32

20

190

666

 Mean per explanation

13.1

9.3

1.7

1.1

10.0

35.0

 Proportion of participants producing type

1.00

0.95

0.68

0.47

0.79

–

Study 2

 Number of gestures

301

171

24

72

234

802

 Mean per explanation

12.5

7.1

1.0

3.0

9.8

33.4

 Proportion of participants producing type

1.00

0.92

0.46

0.83

0.96

–