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. 2019 Aug;73(4):222–227. doi: 10.5455/medarh.2019.73.222-227

Table 3. Effect of specialties of the participants on their preferences in conducting researches in the field of behavior sciences.

Medical and paramedical Non-medical Test of significance
N=45 N=35
N % N %
Have you already conducted research in the field of behaviors?
Yes 24 53.3 13 52 Chi-square=0.11 P =0. 55
No 21 46.7 12 48
In which field of the behavior sciences are you interested?
Not interested 1 2.2 0 0 Chi-square=6.81 P =0. 32
Sensation 4 8.9 1 4
Depression 1 2.2 3 12
Anxiety 1 2.2 0 0
Memory 26 57.8 14 56
Social 10 22.2 4 16
Locomotors 2 4.4 2 8
Nutritional 0 0 1 4
Which test/assay do you prefer to use in the locomotor research area?
Not interested 25 55.6 16 64 Chi-square=3.35 P =0.50
Running Wheel 8 17.8 1 4
Total distance moved measurement by video tracking camera (Ethovision) 6 13.3 5 20
Velocity measurement by video tracking camera (Ethovision) 6 13.3 3 12
Which test/assay do you prefer to use in co-ordination research area?
Not interested 27 60 17 68 Chi-square=8.35 P =0. 041*
Gait analysis 8 17.8 2 8
RotaRod 8 17.8 1 4
Vertical Pole test 2 4.4 5 20
Which test/assay do you prefer to use in memory and learning research area?
Not interested 14 31.1 8 32 Chi-square=4.5 P =0. 55
Barnes Maze 2 4.4 3 12
Object-Location test 1 2.2 0 0
Morris water Maze 11 24.4 8 32
Object-Recognition test 11 24.4 2 8
Passive/Active Avoidance test 4 8.9 2 8
Radial Maze 2 4.4 2 8
Which test/assay do you prefer to use in sensation research area?
Not interested 22 48.9 13 52 Chi-square=0.93 P =0. 627
Hot/Cold assay 17 37.8 7 28
Tail Flick assay 8 13.3 5 20
Which test/assay do you prefer to use in depression research area?
Not interested 17 37.8 12 48 Chi-square=2.26 P =0. 22
Forced swimming test 12 26.7 3 12
Tail suspension 6 13.3 3 12
Other 10 22.2 7 28
In which field do you prefer to conduct in ischemia ?
Not interested 28 64.4 18 72 Chi-square=0.67 P =0. 69
Animal model of Cerebral Palsy (CP) 13 28.9 5 20
Animal model of Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion (MCAO) /In Vivo 1 2.2 0 0
Brain sections in Oxygen Glucose Deprivation (OGD) Model / Ex vivo 2 4.4 2 8