Table 1.
Weekly items, routes and descriptive statistics. (Food items used over the course of the 6 day experiment are listed below. Item number indicates the order in which participants were led to each food item. Half of the participants were led around in the ‘forward’ direction, as indicated by the first number listed. The other half of the participants were led around in the ‘backward’ direction, as indicated by the second number, listed in parentheses.)
| day | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| item number | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 1 (6) | cherries | oranges | olive oil | fennel | basil | strawberries |
| 2 (5) | sugar peas | cherimoya | peaches | blueberries | peaches | plums |
| 3 (4) | honey | almonds | radish sprts | apples | tangerines | carrots |
| 4 (3) | tomatoes | basil | cauliflower | peaches | strawberries | cucumbers |
| 5 (2) | almonds | rd lf lettuce | cherries | zucchini | peppers | green onion |
| 6 (1) | cherimoya | avocado | zucchini | olive oil | zucchini | tangerines |
| n(F : M) | 9(5 : 4) | 15(7 : 8) | 17(8 : 9) | 17(6 : 11) | 6(4 : 2) | 22(11 : 11) |
| raw error (s.d.) | 28.97° (13.91) | 27.90° (19.36) | 30.78° (13.93) | 25.17° (12.72) | 22.95° (7.58) | 48.31° (17.71) |