Figure 7.

Elevated plus maze growth rate and startle response data from Experiment 3. Only the cat exposure + social stress group spent significantly less time in the open arms of the elevated plus maze (top left) and exhibited significantly reduced growth rate (top right), relative to the no stress group. The social stress only group displayed greater motor activity on the elevated plus maze than all other groups (bottom left). Only the social stress + cat exposure group exhibited greater startle responses than the no stress group to the 100 and 110 dB auditory stimuli (bottom right). *p < 0.05 versus the no stress group; **p < 0.05 versus all other groups; ***p < 0.01 versus the no stress group. Data are group means ± SEM.