Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of familiarity, length in letters, valence, and arousal for the three word categories (i.e., positive, negative, and pain stimuli).
| Familiarity M (SD) | Valence M (SD) | Arousal M (SD) | Length M (SD) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime | Positive words | 5.05 (±0.46) | 5.99 (±0.32) | 4.85 (±0.63) | 7.44 (±2.11) |
| Negative words | 4.71 (±0.74) | 1.83 (±0.24) | 5.06 (±0.50) | 8.34 (±1.7) | |
| Pain words | 4.71 (±1.13) | 1.67 (±0.39) | 5.25 (±0.7) | 8.44 (±2.37) | |
| Target | Positive words | 5.05 (±0.58) | 5.97 (±0.30) | 5.06 (±0.45) | 7.47 (±1.97) |
| Negative words | 4.76 (± 0.6) | 1.85 (±0.23) | 4.82 (±0.60) | 7.77 (±1.72) |