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. 2024 Apr 30;12:e17308. doi: 10.7717/peerj.17308

Table 1. Summary data for the magic video compared to the control video.

Scale Magic Video Control Video
M (SD) M (SD) t p d [95% CI]
ERES - Surprise 2.85 (1.02) 1.73 (.68) 9.15 .00001 1.30 [.98, 1.59]
ERES - Curiosity 3.82 (.94) 2.71 (.96) 8.25 .0001 1.17 [.87, 1.47]
ERES - Excitement 3.00 (1.06) 2.35 (.96) 3.82 .0002 .54 [.36, .93]
MJT 14.58 (1.89) 14.53 (2.13) .17 .86 .02 [−.25, .30]
SOM 23.99 (6.64) 24.01 (5.90) −.02 .98 −.003 [−.28, .27]
SWLS 20.01 (7.59) 20.12 (7.14) −.11 .91 −.01 [−.29, .26]

Notes.

The items on all the scales were reverse scored where necessary and summed. Means, SD s (in parentheses), unpaired t-values (df = 198), p-values (2-t; significant p-values in bold), and effect sizes (Cohen’s d; 95% Confidence Intervals in brackets) for participants watching the magic Video (n = 101) compared to the control Video (n = 99).