Table 6 Summary of performance measures for ASD participants and controls on the four- and two-choice reversal learning tasks

From: Alterations in the functional neural circuitry supporting flexible choice behavior in autism spectrum disorders

 

ASD Group

Controls

F(1,38)

P-value

Four- choice task

 Number of reversals

23.7 (1.7), 20–26

24.3 (1.8), 19–26

1.36

0.25

 Perseverative errors

1.1 (1.7), 0–6

0.5 (1.3), 0–5

1.58

0.22

 Failures to maintain set

4.7 (5.3), 0–17

3.0 (5.1), 0–22

0.99

0.33

Two-choice task

 Number of reversals

27.8 (4.6), 13–33

30.0 (3.7), 21–33

2.45

0.12

 Perseverative errors

7.1 (9.0), 0–38

3.2 (4.6), 0–17

3.27

0.08

 Failures to maintain set

7.8 (9.0), 0–40

4.4 (6.1), 0–24

1.98

0.17

  1. Abbreviations: ASD, autism spectrum disorder.