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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Psychiatr Res. 2011 Dec 29;46(3):402–406. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2011.12.003

Table 1. Mean levels of pleasure by type of stimulus category.

Stimulus category Pleasure (mean)
Live human social 1.94
Real pet 1.88
Simulated social 1.58
Self-identity 1.50
Inanimate social 1.40
Music 1.26
Manipulative 1.20
Task/work-related 1.19
Reading 1.18
Control condition 1.17