Table 2.
Learn phase approach-avoidance responding behavioral results. Stimuli were presented 4 times each (presentations 13–16 following valence learning phase). All post hoc p-values are Holm-Bonferroni corrected and significant values have been highlighted in bold.
| Proportion of approach responses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omnibus 2 × 2 ANOVA | ||||
| Effect | DOF | F | p | ηG2 [95% CIs] |
| Valence (positive vs. negative vs. neutral) | 2, 40 | 402.50 | <0.001 | 0.91 [0.00023, 0.033] |
| Presentation (13–16) | 3, 60 | 3.52 | 0.010 | 0.01 [0.00092, 0.042] |
| Valence × presentation | 6, 120 | 2.24 | 0.040 | 0.02 [0.0054, 0.063] |
| Post hoc one-way ANOVA at each presentation | ||||
| Effect | DOF | F | p | ηG2 [95% CIs] |
| Valence at presentations 13–16 | 2, 40 | all ≥241.95 | all < 0.001 | all ≥0.89 [0.0012 to 0.17, 0.0012 to 0.17] |
| Post hoc pairwise comparisons within each presentation | ||||
| Pair | DOF | t | p | d [95% CIs] |
| Positive vs. negative | 20 | all ≥94.90 | all <0.001 | all ≥27.48 [−0.67 to 0.67, −0.68 to 0.68] |
| Positive vs. neutral | 20 | all ≥12.43 | all <0.001 | all ≥3.76 [−0.62 to 0.62, −0.63, 0.64] |
| Negative vs. neutral | 20 | all ≥4.29 | all ≤ 0.001 | all ≥1.34 [−0.64 to 0.64, −0.63, 0.6] |
| RT | ||||
| Omnibus 2 × 2 ANOVA | ||||
| Effect | DOF | F | p | ηG2 [95% CIs] |
| Valence (positive vs. negative vs. neutral) | 2, 40 | 26.02 | <0.001 | 0.12 [0.00026, 0.033] |
| Presentation (13–16) | 3, 60 | 45.10 | <0.001 | 0.28 [0.001, 0.041] |
| Valence × presentation | 6, 120 | 1.43 | 0.21 | 0.01 [0.0055, 0.063] |
| Post hoc pairwise comparisons between valences | ||||
| Pair | DOF | t | p | d [95% CIs] |
| Positive vs. negative | 20 | 4.56 | ≤ 0.001 | 0.55 [−0.61, 0.6] |
| Positive vs. neutral | 20 | 6.73 | <0.001 | 1.20 [−0.63, 0.62] |
| Negative vs. neutral | 20 | 3.27 | 0.010 | 0.51 [−0.63, 0.62] |
| Post hoc pairwise comparisons between presentations | ||||
| Pair | DOF | t | p | d [95% CIs] |
| 13 vs. 14/15/16 | 20 | all ≥6.18 | all <0.001 | all ≥1.06 [−0.62 to −0.62, 0.61 to 0.62] |
| 14 vs. 15 | 20 | 1.74 | 0.10 | 0.33 [−0.62, 0.62] |
| 14 vs. 16 | 20 | 4.75 | <0.001 | 0.71 [−0.63, 0.63] |
| 15 vs. 16 | 29 | 3.18 | 0.011 | 0.45 [−0.63, 0.61] |