Table 2.

Self-reported mood score means (bold) and standard deviations (regular) before and during the EEG experiment (left) or the behavioral post-test (right), on a 7-point aggregated scale (−3, maximally negative; 0, neutral; +3, maximally positive).

Global mood rating (−3 = negative, +3 = positive)	EEG experiment				Behavioral experiment
	Happy Feet	Sophie's Choice	F(1, 30)	p	Happy Feet	Sophie's Choice	F(1, 38)	p
Mood before induction	1.63	1.69	0.68	418	1.77	1.81	0.05	831
	0.57	0.57			0.68	0.64
Mood at end of block 1	1.76	0.94	51.37	000***	1.85	0.96	8.69	005**
	0.54	0.96			0.70	1.16
Mood at end of block 2	1.69	0.99	43.72	000***	1.78	0.98	7.92	008**
	0.60	0.94			0.68	1.07
Mood at end of block 3	1.59	1.23	21.77	000***	1.59	1.09	2.91	096
	0.68	0.71			0.81	1.03
Mood at end of block 4	1.76	1.11	54.25	000***	1.89	1.12	9.04	005**
	0.62	0.92			0.65	0.95
Mood at end of block 5	1.80	1.05	87.95	000***	1.85	1.04	8.81	005**
	0.55	0.82			0.73	0.95
Avg. mood across block 1–5	1.72	1.06	97.23	000***	1.79	1.03	8.13	007**
	0.55	0.79			0.67	0.98

F-tests reflect differences in ratings for sessions involving Happy Feet or Sophie's Choice clips.

^***p < 0.001;

^**p < 0.01.