Table 1.

Mean amplitude (in μVolts) of the maximum ERP peaks as a function of Instruction, location, consistency and time interval

	Positive trait context									Negative trait context
	Consistent			Inconsistent			P-level			Consistent			Inconsistent			P-level
Location	300	450	650	300	450	650	300	450	650	300	450	650	300	450	650	300	450	650
Evaluative TC-TI comparisons
Spontaneous trait inferences
Cz	1.88	2.49	3.88	2.44	4.45	4.77	—	0.000	0.051	1.87	3.58	4.56	2.75	4.08	5.03	—	—	—
Pz	2.90	2.94	4.39	3.88	4.06	5.65	0.010	0.029	—	3.25	3.07	5.22	3.29	3.72	4.85	—	—	—
Intentional trait inferences
Cz	3.44	4.43	5.21	3.74	5.60	5.99	—	0.006	—	2.85	3.90	4.68	3.65	4.48	5.93	—	—	—
C4	1.83	1.95	3.11	2.65	3.53	3.86	0.048	0.001	—	2.90	3.20	4.26	2.52	2.70	3.87	—	—	—
Descriptive TC-CI comparisons
Spontaneous trait inferences
Cz	1.88	2.49	3.88	2.98	3.72	3.43	0.041	0.045	—	1.87	3.58	4.56	3.89	4.03	4.58	0.011	—	—
C4	2.14	3.06	3.77	2.38	3.09	2.79	—	—	—	1.10	1.73	2.47	3.91	4.13	4.24	0.000	0.004	0.039
T6	2.07	0.84	1.03	0.59	−0.16	0.58	—	—	—	2.02	0.43	0.40	2.32	1.90	2.36	—	—	0.001
Intentional trait inferences
C4	1.83	1.95	3.11	3.22	3.71	3.96	0.003	0.014	—	2.90	3.20	4.26	4.25	4.24	4.09	—	—	—

Note : Intervals are denoted by their starting ms. Only P-levels (of t-tests) for positive peaks are shown. Channels are ordered from left over central to right hemisphere and from anterior to posterior sites.