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. 2011 Oct 20;34(4):945–955. doi: 10.1002/hbm.21485

Table IA and B.

Summary of behavioral results. “A. Included trials” tallies the total number of trials included in the BOLD analyses for each condition as well as the mean number of trials included for each subject. “Strength” is the average button press value by condition (included trials only). Participants rated “as honestly as possible” the strength of emotion to each narrative using a 1–4 scale: 1 (low); 2 (moderate); 3 (strong); and 4 (overwhelming). Ratings for AS were lower than for the other emotions; differences between the other conditions are not significant. “B. Excluded trials” tallies the number of trials discarded due to “button press” (reflecting emotional strength during the scan session), pre‐ or post‐“interview” (reflecting emotional label given by the participant) and “other” reasons (including failure of the subject to press a button and technical failure). Tallies of included and excluded trials are out of 260 total trials for each condition. One subject had no valid AS trials, resulting in fewer exemplars and more excluded trials for this category. AV, admiration for virtue; AS, admiration for skill; CSP, compassion for social pain; CPP, compassion for physical pain

Condition A. Included trials B. Excluded trials
Tally Strength (1–4) Tally
Total Mean/subject (SD) Mean (SD) Button press Interview Other
AV 226 17.4 (2.5) 2.66 (0.70) 16 14 4
AS 176 13.5 (5.4) 2.40 (0.68) 72 3 9
CSP 226 17.4 (2.8) 2.86 (0.73) 12 18 4
CPP 227 17.5 (2.9) 2.79 (0.77) 29 0 4