Table I.

Mean valence and arousal rating ± SD for each emotion denoting word

Emotion denoting word	Arousal rating	Valence rating
Alert	2.80 ± 1.24	0.77 ± 1.43
Aroused	2.93 ± 0.69	2.33 ± 1.47
Bored	−2.67 ± 0.66	−2.13 ± 0.86
Calm	−1.80 ± 1.24	2.00 ± 1.28
Cheerful	2.60 ± 0.77	2.93 ± 0.78
Disappointed	−1.37 ± 1.47	−2.93 ± 0.78
Dulled	−2.90 ± 0.80	−2.23 ± 0.77
Excited	3.40 ± 0.56	2.90 ± 0.80
Fearful	2.43 ± 0.77	−3.37 ± 0.56
Idle	−2.63 ± 1.47	−0.33 ± 1.75
Lively	3.17 ± 0.65	2.00 ± 1.26
Nervous	2.69 ± 0.66	−2.66 ± 0.67
Pleased	0.57 ± 1.36	2.73 ± 0.91
Relaxed	−1.80 ± 1.23	3.03 ± 0.72
Still	−2.07 ± 1.68	0.47 ± 1.48
Unhappy	−1.37 ± 1.63	−3.07 ± 0.64

Each of the 10 subjects rated the words during the scanning sessions and each word was presented three times for a total of 30 on‐line ratings per word.