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. 2010 Jul 15;6:46. doi: 10.1186/1744-9081-6-46

Table 2.

Means for reaction times (RT) as a function of the difference between prime valence and target

Control DD
Target Prime valence Mean RT in ms F(1,10) = Mean RT in ms F(1,11) =

Addition Positive - Negative -24 47.1, p < 0.001 38 259, p < 0.001
Positive - Neutral -13 162, p < 0.001 26 48.3, p < 0.01
Positive - Math -14 30. 9, p < 0.001 34 52, p < 0.001
Negative - Neutral 11 8.82, p < 0.05 -12 21.3, p < 0.01
Negative - Math 10 8.1, p < 0.05 -4 n.s.
Math - Neutral 1 n.s. -8 n.s.

Multiplication Positive - Negative -26 54.2, p < 0.001 38 902, p < 0.001
Positive - Neutral -13 122.1, p < 0.001 13 328.3, p < 0.001
Positive - Math -16 146.2, p < 0.001 36 253.9, p < 0.001
Negative - Neutral 13 10.86, p < 0.05 -15 192.5, p < 0.001
Negative - Math 10 7.01, p < 0.05 -2 n.s.
Math - Neutral 2 n.s. -13 18.9, p < 0.01

Subtraction Positive - Negative -23 799.9, p < 0.001 55 119.7, p < 0.001
Positive - Neutral -13 94.2, p < 0.001 40 227, p < 0.001
Positive - Math -18 100.3, p < 0.001 40 226, p < 0.001
Negative - Neutral 10 23.5, p < 0.01 -15 80.14, p < 0.001
Negative - Math 5 5.35, p < 0.05 -15 16.9, p < 0.01
Math - Neutral 5 23.6, p < 0.01 0 n.s.

Division Positive - Negative -23 905, p < 0.001 19 625, p < 0.001
Positive - Neutral -15 103, p < 0.001 25 65.3, p < 0.001
Positive - Math -27 237 p < 0.001 42 98.9, p < 0.001
Negative - Neutral 8 28.6, p < 0.001 6 n.s.
Negative - Math -4 n.s. 23 28.5, p < 0.01
Math - Neutral 12 23.7, p < 0.001 -17 10.6, p < 0.05