Table 3.
Performance on cognitive tests: first versus second administration (N=189)a.
| Testb | Variable | First administration | Second administration | P c | ||
| p50 | p25; p75 | p50 | p25; p75 | |||
| Click | Time in seconds, mean | 4.29 | 3.64; 5.49 | 4.32 | 3.68; 5.36 | .70 |
| Maze A | ||||||
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Time in seconds, mean | 118.66 | 86.95; 168.67 | 101.16 | 79.28; 129.76 | <.001 |
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Clicks, mean n | 59.00 | 53.00; 70.33 | 54.00 | 48.33; 60.67 | <.001 |
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Total errors, mean n | 17.33 | 13.33; 25.00 | 14.00 | 10.67; 18.00 | <.001 |
| Maze B | ||||||
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Time in seconds | 85.35 | 62.87; 112.64 | 72.11 | 51.72; 92.99 | <.001 |
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Clicks, n | 48.00 | 42.00; 55.00 | 44.00 | 37.00; 51.00 | <.001 |
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Total errors, n | 10.00 | 7.00; 15.00 | 8.00 | 4.00; 12.00 | <.001 |
| Cards | Composite variabled | 1.26 | 1.09; 1.36 | 1.28 | 1.15; 1.40 | <.001 |
| Marbles | Composite variabled | 2.21 | 1.48; 3.31 | 2.40 | 1.77; 3.33 | .18 |
aObjective of this comparison: identification of potential learning effects. Lower scores indicate better performances, except for the Cards and Marbles composite variables, where higher scores indicate better performances.
bMaze A: Sum of the initial three rounds of the Maze task. Maze B: Final (fourth) round of the Maze task.
cWilcoxon signed-rank test (nonparametric paired test).
d([1/(incorrect answers+1000) ] /time) * 100,000.