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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 15.
Published in final edited form as: Behav Brain Res. 2012 Apr 15;232(1):294–305. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2012.04.017

Table 2. Principal component factor analysis of general learning scores and exploratory and sensory/motor measures.

An unrotated principal component factor analysis of exploratory, sensorimotor, and general learning abilities revealed only a primary factor explaining 25% of the total variance.

Factor 1
Open field: total entries 0.68
Open field: % internal entries 0.46
Open field: run speed −0.62
Light/Dark discrimination: time in dark −0.24
Light/Dark discrimination: latency to enter light −0.46
Balance beam: latency to fall −0.13
Balance beam: distance travelled 0.16
Screen Hang: latency to fall −0.06
Screen Hang: # of crossings −0.11
Balance Pole: latency to fall 0.26
Hotplate 0.10
EPM: closed entries 0.79
EPM: open entries 0.84
EPM: reentries 0.10
EPM: total entries 0.89
EPM: % open entries 0.82
G Factor 1 −0.29
G Factor 2 −0.27
 eiganvalue 4.42
 % Variance Explained 25%