Table 2.
Overview of ANOVA and, if appropriate, post-hoc pairwise comparisons between rats selectively bred for high (HAB) vs. low (LAB) anxiety behavior or not selectively bred (NAB) of their behaviors in a 5 min EPM or 5 min SxAT.
| ANOVA | Pairwise comparisons | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behavior | F (2) | p | HAB vs. NAB | HAB vs. LAB | LAB vs. NAB |
| EPM (% time in OA) | 48.977 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| FM (SxAT-1) | 0.844 | 0.439 | – | – | – |
| FM (SxAT-2) | 3.237 | 0.051 | – | – | – |
| FM (SxAT-3) | 5.480 | 0.009 | 0.055 | 0.008 | 0.750 |
| FM (SxAT-avg) | 7.611 | 0.002 | 0.040 | 0.001 | 0.252 |
| AB (SxAT-1) | 0.024 | 0.976 | – | – | – |
| AB (SxAT-2) | 5.076 | 0.012 | 0.015 | 1.000 | 0.140 |
| AB (SxAT-3) | 3.930 | 0.029 | 0.069 | 1.000 | 0.095 |
| AB (SxAT-avg) | 5.493 | 0.008 | 0.014 | 1.000 | 0.071 |
| CL (SxAT-1) | 9.133 | 0.001 | 0.021 | 0.986 | 0.001 |
| CL (SxAT-3) | 1.618 | 0.213 | – | – | – |
| CL (SxAT-avg) | 5.169 | 0.011 | 0.071 | 1.000 | 0.020 |
| LTA% (SxAT-avg) | 12.39 | 0.001 | – | – | <0.001 |
Significant differences in bold.