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. 2011 Jul 1;168(7):718–726. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.10071062

TABLE 3.

Results for the Standard, Congruent, and Incongruent Discriminations in a Study of Goal-Directed Behavior and Habit Learning in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Slips-of-Actionc
Instrumental Discrimination Trainingb
Outcome-Devaluation Testb
Valued
Devalued
Group and Discriminationa Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
Comparison subjects
    Standard
      % 76 17.56 71 31.54 75 16.76 49 25.72
      Reaction time (msec) 1,987.91 297.90 4,962.14 778.10 721.36 8.00 743.34 14.24
    Congruent
      % 82 11.30 90.00 22.36 79 16.27 23 18.90
      Reaction time (msec) 1,717.97 207.95 3,784.23 809.33 699.65 13.47 691.82 25.19
    Incongruent
      % 74 14.52 54 39.44 63 18.94 47 26.55
      Reaction time (msec) 1,211.36 111.39 5,161.13 713.7 738.26 12.20 770.50 19.66
    Mean of discriminations
      % 77 11.56 72 20.37 72 13.6 40 16.37
      Reaction time (msec) 1,639.08 502.97 4,635.84 2,125.42 719.75 36.44 731.96 65.30
OCD patients
    Standard
      % 72 19.43 70 31.24 83 10.16 76 29.33
      Reaction time (msec) 1,932.25 280.20 5,068.27 1,044.49 658.67 19.76 663.36 21.13
    Congruent
      % 73 17.56 71 31.90 82 11.13 41 26.79
      Reaction time (msec) 1,469.18 247.09 5,209.98 894.77 663.02 18.87 666.42 25.50
    Incongruent
      % 69 19.96 39 38.38 67 16.95 74 22.61
      Reaction time (msec) 1,855.70 326.47 4,281.89 667.53 673.92 19.33 656.04 25.92
    Mean of discriminations
      % 72 15.67 60 18.80 77 7.70 64 19.18
      Reaction time (msec) 1,752.38 597.16 4,853.05 2,111.57 664.87 82.99 661.96 101.67

a Reaction times are for both correct and incorrect responses.

b % represents accuracy on training and tests.

c % represents responses made out of the total possible.