Table 3.
Bivariate correlations between demographic variables and pre-initiation RAVLT and IGT performance metrics
| Pre-initiation variable | RAVLT Total Learning (Trials 1–5) | RAVLT New Learning (Trial 1, List B) | RAVLT 30-minute delayed recall | RAVLT proportion of information consolidated | IGT Total Advantageous minus Disadvantageous Choices | IGT Total Advantageous minus Disadvantageous Choices Made Under Ambiguity (Trials 1–40) | IGT Total Advantageous minus Disadvantageous Choices Made Under Risk (Trials 41–100) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | .022 | .036 | .009 | −.056 | .226* | .049 | .278* |
| Estimated Full-Scale IQ | .169 | −.030 | .078 | −.077 | .295** | .256* | .261* |
| Number of study visits before detection of substance use | .041 | .053 | −.034 | −.034 | .263* | .279* | .208 |
| Gender (1=male; 2=female) | .204 | .265* | −.014 | −.195 | −.001 | .035 | −.020 |
| Average reported family income (US dollars) | .014 | .071 | .119 | .039 | .050 | .040 | .047 |
| Average parental education | .201 | .102 | .014 | −.109 | .418** | .250* | .429** |
two-tailed p < .05
two-tailed p < .01; Values represent Pearson r coefficients