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. 2023 Mar 21;33(12):7797–7815. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhad080

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]