Table 4.
Comparisons of dependent values across experiment phases within task
| Task | Dependent Variable | Comparison | Mean Ranks (positive) | Sum of Ranks (positive) | z | Sig. (2 tailed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reinforcement | Median path length | BL-V Ret-V |
4.25 | 17.00 | −1.070 | .285 |
| BL-NV End. Int |
4.00 | 8.00 | −1.988 | .047 | ||
| BL-NV Ret-NV |
2.67 | 8.00 | −1.988 | .047 | ||
| Path length IQR | BL-V Ret-V |
4.14 | 29.00 | −0.153 | .878 | |
| BL-NV End. Int |
2.00 | 2.00 | −2.599 | .009 | ||
| BL-NV Ret-NV |
5.00 | 5.00 | −2.293 | .022 | ||
| Median peak velocity | BL-V Ret-V |
2.33 | 7.00 | −2.090 | .037 | |
| BL-NV End. Int |
3.33 | 10.00 | −1.784 | .074 | ||
| BL-NV Ret-NV |
6.00 | 12.00 | −1.580 | .114 | ||
| Massed Practice | Median path length | BL-V Ret-V |
4.57 | 32.00 | −1.960 | .050 |
| BL-NV End. Int |
4.60 | 23.00 | −.700 | .484 | ||
| BL-NV Ret-NV |
4.33 | 26.00 | −1.120 | .263 | ||
| Path length IQR | BL-V Ret-V |
5.00 | 25.00 | −0.980 | .327 | |
| BL-NV End. Int |
7.00 | 21.00 | −0.420 | .674 | ||
| BL-NV Ret-NV |
4.50 | 18.00 | 0.000 | 1.00 | ||
| Median peak velocity | BL-V Ret-V |
3.60 | 18.00 | 0.000 | 1.00 | |
| BL-NV End. Int |
5.00 | 20.00 | −0.280 | .779 | ||
| BL-NV Ret-NV |
4.80 | 24.00 | −0.840 | .401 |
Means were compared using Wilcoxon signed rank tests at alpha = .05. Significant results are bolded.