Table 6.
ANOVA statistics and partial eta squared (η2) effect sizes for Experiment 3a: Social over food preference was greater for a novel social stimulus compared to a familiar social stimulus in adolescent rats. Significant effects shown in bold, n.s. = none significant.
| Sex | Social Saliency | Interaction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social over Food Preference [%] | F(1,15) = 0.76, p = 0.40, η2 = 0.048 | F(1,15) = 20.9, p < 0.001, η2 = 0.58 | n.s. |
| Social Stimulus Investigation [sec] | F(1,15) = 0.22, p = 0.65, η2 = 0.014 | F(1,15) = 11.92, p = 0.004, η2 = 0.44 | n.s |
| Food Stimulus Investigation [sec] | F(1,15) = 0.67, p = 0.43, η2 = 0.043 | F(1,15) = 0.043, p = 0.84, η2 = 0.003 | n.s. |
| Total Investigation [sec] | F(1,15) = 0.10, p = 0.75, η2 = 0.007 | F(1,15) = 8.99, p = 0.009, η2 = 0.38 | n.s. |
| Total Distance [m] | F(1,15) = 1.06, p = 0.32, η2 = 0.066 | F(1,15) = 0.03, p = 0.87, η2 = 0.002 | n.s. |
| Middle Chamber Entries [#] | F(1,15) = 0.08, p = 0.79, η2 = 0.005 | F(1,15) = 2.33, p = 0.15, η2 = 0.13 | n.s. |