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. 2012 Sep 26;7(9):e46362. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046362

Table 1. Means and standard deviations of subjective rating scores on the images.

Baby animals Adult animals Control*
M SD M SD M SD
Experiment 1 Cute 4.8a 0.6 4.2b 0.8
Infantile 4.8a 0.7 2.7b 0.6
Pleasant 4.5 0.7 4.4 0.8
Exciting 2.0 1.0 2.0 0.9
Experiment 2 Cute 5.0a 0.3 3.8b 0.4 2.2c 0.8
Infantile 5.0a 0.4 2.3b 0.7 1.8b 0.7
Pleasant 4.5a 0.7 4.2a 0.3 5.0b 0.5
Exciting 1.9 0.9 2.1 0.8 2.1 1.0
Experiment 3 Cute 5.0a 0.7 3.9b 0.6 2.6c 0.6
Infantile 5.0a 0.6 2.5b 0.7 2.1c 0.7
Pleasant 4.7a 0.7 4.1b 0.7 3.0c 0.7
Exciting 3.0a 1.3 2.8a 1.0 1.9b 0.9
*

Pleasant foods (Experiment 2) or neutral objects (Experiment 3).

Note. Ratings were made on 6-point scales (from 1 = not at all to 6 = very much). Means in the same row that do not share subscripts differ at p<0.05.