a statistical trendP = 0.07
Animals exhibited a statistical trend consistent with a gradual decline of exploratory activity during the first three training days ( F = 3.31, P = 0.07, one-way repeated measures ANOVA), and a comparison in total exploration time between the first and third training sessions reached statistical significance ( P < 0.05, t = 2.81, df = 6, paired samples t -test).