Table 2.

MANOVA and EF of the variables of Wisconsin, Go / NoGo and Stroop.

VD	Group	N	MEAN	SD	F	d Cohen*
WCST
Number categories completed	OCD	36	4.77	1.67	F (2, 92) = 5.45, p = .006	TOC-GC	−0.98
	GAD	31	5.09	1.90		TAG-GC	−0.66
	CG	28	6.00	0.02		TOC-TAC	−0.18
Perseverative responses	OCD	36	39.69	11.21	F (2, 92) = 12.46, p < .001	TOC-GC	−1.12
	GAD	31	47.93	8.03		TAG-GC	−0.35
	CG	28	50.71	7.74		TOC-TAC	−0.83
Total errors	OCD	36	38.67	9.42	F (2, 92) = 20.95, p < .001	TOC-GC	−1.58
	GAD	31	46.54	7.65		TAG-GC	−0.68
	CG	28	50.92	4.81		TOC-TAC	−0.91
Perseverative Errors	OCD	36	39.17	10.73	F (2, 92) = 14.47, p < .001	TOC-GC	−1.22
	GAD	31	47.87	8.13		TAG-GC	−0.33
	CG	28	50.35	6.70		TOC-TAC	−0.90
Non-perseverative errors	OCD	36	39.61	8.34	F (2, 92) = 19.18, p < .001	TOC-GC	−1.61
	GAD	31	45.29	7.64		TAG-GC	−0.15
	CG	28	50.71	4.30		TOC-TAC	−0.71
Go/NoGo
Omission	OCD	36	1.22	2.29	F (2, 92) = 4.55, p < .013	TOC-GC	−0.50
	GAD	31	0.16	0.37		TAG-GC	0.09
	CG	28	0.25	1.32		TOC-TAC	−0.62
Commission	OCD	36	2.47	2.01	F (2, 92) = 2.44, p = .093	TOC-GC	−0.50
	GAD	31	1.80	1.49		TAG-GC	−0.14
	CG	28	1.60	1.31		TOC-TAC	−0.37
Stroop
Stroop words	OCD	36	46.84	8.49	F (2, 92) = 4.67, p = .014	TOC-GC	−1.04
	GAD	31	51.00	6.22		TAG-GC	−0.63
	CG	28	55.63	8.31		TOC-TAC	−0.55
Stroop colors	OCD	36	45.22	9.42	F (2, 92) = 2.40, p = .10	TOC-GC	−0.60
	GAD	31	53.00	5.03		TAG-GC	0.45
	CG	28	50.27	7.04		TOC-TAC	−1.00
Stroop colors and words	OCD GAD CG	36 31 28	48.48 50.25 57.54	10.17 8.88 7.04	F (2,92) = 2.99; p = .061	TOC-GC TAG-GC TOC-TAC	−1.01 -0.76 -0.18
Stroop interference	OCD	36	51.53	6.99	F (2, 92) = 1.09, p = .344	TOC-GC	−0.38
	GAD	31	56.95	9.53		TAG-GC	−0.24
	CG	28	54.64	9.65		TOC-TAC	−0.65

Note. OCD: obsesive-compulsive disorder; GAD: Generalized anxiety disorder; CG: Control group. ES: Effect size.

^*Negative Ds indicated that the group compared in first place reached worst score achieved by the group appearing in second place.