Table 2. Affective ratings of arousal.

	64 cycles/image	169 cycles/image	Intact	33% size	12.5% size	Total
Erotica	4.88 (2.15)	5.03 (2.25)	5.28 (2.21)	4.95 (2.2)	4.38 (2.27)	4.9 (2.22)
Romance	3.82 (2.3)	4.2 (2.29)	4.31 (2.26)	4.04 (2.2)	3.51 (2.04)	3.98 (2.22)
Neutral people	2.19 (1.52)	2.42 (1.74)	2.52 (1.79)	2.31 (1.64)	1.86 (1.26)	2.26 (1.59)
Threat	3.95 (2.33)	4.58 (2.44)	4.47 (2.38)	4.08 (2.25)	3.36 (2.17)	4.09 (2.31)
Mutilation	5.82 (2.53)	6.15 (2.3)	6.23 (2.42)	5.74 (2.44)	4.93 (2.49)	5.77 (2.44)
Total	4.13 (2.17)	4.48 (2.2)	4.56 (2.21)	4.22 (2.15)	3.61 (2.05)	4.2 (2.15)

The effects of picture content and degradation on ratings of arousal. Values in brackets represent standard deviations.