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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Anim Cogn. 2020 Oct 28;24(2):311–328. doi: 10.1007/s10071-020-01443-7

Table 2.

Adult DCDB outcome measures used in Lasso regressions.

task measure type of measure variables into measure proportion variance explained

Retrieval Task engagement Principal Component Average score (+), tally (+) 95%
Laterality Laterality index Z-scored variable [RL][R+L]×100 NA
Laterality Bias strength Z-scored variable Absolute value of laterality index NA
Human interest Average look time Z-scored variable Average look time NA
Human interest Average interaction time Z-scored variable Average interaction time NA
Cylinder Inhibitory control Principal Component Inhibitory control score (+), latency (inhibitory control trials) (−) 28%
Cylinder Reversal learning Principal Component Reversal score (+), latency (reversal trials) (−), first side correct (reversal trials) (+) 38%
Unsolvable Independent Principal Component Average time manipulating box (+), average time looking at human (−) 82%
Arm pointing % trials correct Z-scored variable Arm pointing NA
Communicative marker % trials correct Z-scored variable Communicative marker NA
Memory % correct across delays Principal Component Short delays (+), long delays (+) 62%
Visual discrimination % trials correct Z-scored variable Visual discrimination NA
Auditory discrimination % trials correct Z-scored variable Auditory discrimination NA
Odor discrimination Time spent near correct location Principal Component First choice (+), final choice (+), time in proximity to baited option (+), time in proximity to nonbaited option (−) 62%
Problem solving A Success Principal Component Correct attempts (+), incorrect attempts (+), latency to solve (−), gaze (−), engage (+) 68%