Table 2.
Baseline performance of men and women for each behavioral test
| Baseline score (placebo) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | ||||
| Tasks and studies | Measures | M | (SD) | M | (SD) |
| Simulated drive | |||||
| Marczinski et al. (2008) | LPSD | 1.2 | (0.5) | 1.3 | (0.3) |
| SR | 6.9 | (1.9) | 7.5 | (1.7) | |
| Marczinski and Fillmore (in press) | LPSD | 1.5 | (0.4) | 1.2 | (0.3) |
| SR | 7.8 | (2.6) | 7.3 | (1.7) | |
| Pursuit rotor task | |||||
| Harrison and Fillmore (2005) | %TOT | 52.9 | (7.3) | 43.9 | (14.4) |
| Weafer and Fillmore (2008) | %TOT | 51.4 | (11.8) | 50.1 | (13.6) |
| Dual task | |||||
| Marczinski and Fillmore (2006) | Interference | 202.8 | (48.7) | 188.7 | (69.4) |
| Fillmore and Van Selst (2002) | Interference | 196.1 | (35.0) | 198.8 | (40.9) |
| RIP task | |||||
| Fillmore et al. (2009) | Rate | 103.2 | (22.2) | 112.2 | (19.6) |
Standard deviations reported in parentheses.
LPSD = lane position standard deviation (feet).
SR = steering rate (degrees).
%TOT = percent time on target.
Interference = interference effect (milliseconds).
Rate = rate of information processing (digits per minute).