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. 2026 Oct 7;17:1879513. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1879513

Table 4.

Accuracy across conditions and inferential tests.

Panel A. Descriptive statistics
Variables (N) Time HE, M (SD) LE, M (SD) AC, M (SD)
Congruent ACC (N = 26) Pre 0.971 (0.100) 0.964 (0.100) 0.918 (0.200)
Post 0.972 (0.100) 0.972 (0.090) 0.966 (0.100)
ΔACC 0.001 (0.020) 0.008 (0.042) 0.048 (0.151)
Incongruent ACC (HE = 26; LE = 25; AC = 26) Pre 0.928 (0.100) 0.900 (0.200) 0.931 (0.100)
Post 0.929 (0.100) 0.904 (0.200) 0.929 (0.100)
ΔACC 0.001 (0.083) 0.004 (0.076) −0.002 (0.140)
One participant was excluded from the LE incongruent ACC cell after trimming because no valid responses remained. Accuracy is expressed as a proportion ranging from 0 to 1. ACC, accuracy; ΔACC, post-test minus pre-test; HE, high cognitively demanding exercise; LE, low cognitively demanding exercise; AC, active control.
Panel B. Inferential statistics
Analysis (N) Effect F (df1, df2) p ηp2 Pairwise comparisons
ACC change score (N = 25) Condition 0.81 (1.34, 32.13) 0.409 0.03 —
Congruency 4.83 (1, 24) 0.038 0.17 Incongruent < Congruent: t (24) = 2.20, p = 0.038, d = 0.24, 95% CI [0.01, 0.46]
Condition × Congruency 1.32 (1.15, 27.49) 0.267 0.05 —

One participant was excluded from the LE incongruent ACC cell after trimming because no valid responses remained. ACC, accuracy; HE, high cognitively demanding exercise; LE, low cognitively demanding exercise; AC, active control.