Table 1

Results from linear mixed model analysis for sign-tracking (i.e., lever-directed) and goal-tracking (i.e., food-cup-directed) behaviors

PavCA behavior
Experiment 1Number of lever contactsProbability to contact leverLatency to contact lever
Sign-trackingdf1,df2F valuep valuedf1,df2F valuep valuedf1,df2F valuep value
Effect of phenotype2,54.61538.121p < 0.0012,5756.803p < 0.0012,55.35240.450p < 0.001
Effect of session4,87.71115.929p < 0.0014,5723.654p < 0.0014,79.67835.451p < 0.001
Phenotype × session8,87.7118.640p < 0.0018,579.027p < 0.0018,79.67811.928p < 0.001
Number of food cup contactsProbability to contact food cupLatency to contact food cup
Goal-trackingdf1,df2F valuep valuedf1,df2F valuep valuedf1,df2F valuep value
Effect of phenotype2,63.28752.264p < 0.0012,63.00339.844p < 0.0012,60.93145.807p < 0.001
Effect of session4,96.69814.610p < 0.0014,155.48710.960p < 0.0014,81.97914.380p < 0.001
Phenotype × session8,96.69816.953p < 0.0018,155.48712.193p < 0.0018,87.71117.313p < 0.001
Experiment 2Number of lever contactsProbability to leverLatency to contact lever
Sign-trackingdf1,df2F valuep valuedf1,df2F valuep valuedf1,df2F valuep value
Effect of phenotype2,25.73873.590p < 0.0012,27.026111.836p < 0.0012,27.03765.914p < 0.001
Effect of session4,30.90217.660p < 0.0014,25.52737.054p < 0.0014,23.86329.661p < 0.001
Phenotype × session8,30.90210.840p < 0.0018,25.52717.592p < 0.0018,23.88512.406p < 0.001
Probability to Contact food cupNumber of food cup contactsLatency to contact food cup
Goal-trackingdf1,df2F valuep valuedf1,df2F valuep valuedf1,df2F valuep value
Effect of phenotype2,31.08039.402p < 0.0012,27.94137.563p < 0.0012,26.44541.540p < 0.001
Effect of session4,39.5145.3831p = 0.0024,47.7726.000p = 0.0014,56.4269.495p < 0.001
Phenotype × session8,39.6317.976p < 0.0018,47.73110.586p < 0.0018,56.45312.399p < 0.001
  • Effect of phenotype, session, and phenotype × session interactions were analyzed for experiment 1 (top) and experiment 2 (bottom). df1, degrees of freedom numerator; df2, degrees of freedom denominator.