Table 3.
Unadjusted mean scores (and SD) and frequencies (for the probe trial) for spatial strategies used by group
| Variable | Heterosexual men (N = 44) | Heterosexual women (N = 43) | Gay men (N = 39) | Lesbian/bisexual women (N = 34) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | |
| Spatial learning (hidden trials) | ||||||||
| Visual scan block 1 | .93 | .10 | .44 | .59 | .49 | .82 | .59 | .70 |
| Visual scan blocks 2 and 3 | 3.73 | 2.74 | 2.19 | 2.16 | 2.36 | 2.32 | 2.88 | 2.61 |
| Visual scan blocks 4 and 5 | 4.45 | 2.82 | 3.28 | 2.65 | 3.36 | 2.89 | 3.26 | 2.59 |
| Landmark block 1 | .23 | .64 | .16 | .37 | .21 | .52 | .29 | .46 |
| Landmark blocks 2 and 3 | 1.00 | 1.06 | .98 | 1.08 | 1.13 | 1.34 | .59 | .89 |
| Landmark blocks 4 and 5 | 1.05 | .94 | 1.16 | 1.40 | 1.33 | 1.46 | 1.14 | 1.33 |
| Thigmotaxis/circling block 1 | 1.00 | .94 | 1.05 | 1.11 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.00 | .98 |
| Thigmotaxis/circling blocks 2 and 3 | 1.55 | 2.34 | 2.21 | 2.35 | 2.26 | 2.40 | 1.97 | 2.40 |
| Thigmotaxis/circling blocks 4 and 5 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 1.39 | 2.12 | 1.92 | 2.74 | 1.59 | 2.43 |
| Enfilading block 1 | .55 | .82 | .93 | 1.06 | .69 | .95 | .74 | .93 |
| Enfilading blocks 2 and 3 | 1.02 | 1.75 | 1.86 | 2.11 | 1.36 | 1.98 | 1.62 | 2.36 |
| Enfilading blocks 4 and 5 | 1.05 | 1.95 | 1.42 | 2.10 | .85 | 1.89 | 1.53 | 2.22 |
| Spatial memory (probe trial) | ||||||||
| Visual scan (count) | 30 | 9 | 15 | 13 | ||||
| Landmark (count) | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| Thigmotaxis/circling (count) | 5 | 10 | 11 | 7 | ||||
| Enfilading (count) | 3 | 11 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Visual scan versus other strategy | .30 | .46 | .76 | .43 | .58 | .50 | .59 | .50 |
“Visual scan versus other strategy” is a dichotomized variable (0 = visual scan, 1 = any other strategy)