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. 2020 Jun 22;30(11):5731–5749. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhaa147

Table 6.

Paired t-tests of preference strength

Study t-test t(df = 48) P Cohen’s d
Strength of preference to consume food items as function of healthiness
Behavioral study Decreasehealthy_yes > Lookhealthy_yes 4.10 <0.001 0.59
Decreasehealthy_no > Lookhealthy_no 1.26 0.21 0.18
Decreaseunhealthy_yes > Lookunhealthy_yes 0.15 0.88 0.02
Decreaseunhealthy_no > Lookhealthy_no 1.32 0.19 0.19
t(df = 34) P Cohen’s d
fMRI study Decreasehealthy_yes > Lookhealthy_yes 3.80 <0.001 0.64
Decreasehealthy_no > Lookhealthy_no 1.10 0.27 0.19
Decreaseunhealthy_yes > Lookunhealthy_yes 1.60 0.11 0.28
Decreaseunhealthy_no > Lookhealthy_no −0.09 0.92 −0.02
Strength of preference to consume food items as function of palatability
t(df = 48) P Cohen’s d
Behavioral study Decreasetasty_yes > Looktasty_yes 2.93 0.005 0.42
Decreasetasty_no > Looktasty_no 1.87 0.06 0.27
Decreaseuntasty_yes > Lookuntasty_yes 1.13 0.27 0.24
Decreaseuntasty_no > Looktasty_no −4.44 <0.001 −0.66
t(df = 34) p Cohen’s d
fMRI study Decreasetasty_yes > Looktasty_yes 3.43 0.002 0.58
Decreasetasty_no > Looktasty_no 2.00 0.05 0.34
Decreaseuntasty_yes > Lookuntasty_yes 1.46 0.16 0.38
Decreaseuntasty_no > Looktasty_no −1.63 0.11 −0.28

Note: Bonferroni corrected for multiple comparisons. Significant results are indicated in bold. Df = degrees of freedom.