Table 1. Descriptive data (Mean and Standard Deviation) of “pain” responses and reaction times to ambiguous expressions of pain (50%–50%) for each type of prime.

		Continuum
		Pain - Happiness				Pain - Neutral				Pain – Fear
		Response		RTs (ms)		Response		RTs (ms)		Response		RTs (ms)
		M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD
Prime	Empathic Concern	8.51	3.53	1306.04	217.75	10.13	3.01	1185.60	260.20	5.46	3.37	1294.00	298.91
	Distress	8.49	3.31	1273.24	213.80	9.67	3.27	1149.23	167.60	5.70	3.35	1346.78	322.45
	Neutral	8.69	3.36	1271.27	209.97	10.04	3.31	1181.70	230.58	5.13	2.97	1329.52	280.69
	Negative	8.58	3.42	1246.85	236.24	9.97	2.98	1213.80	231.78	5.48	3.28	1308.85	250.69
	Mean	8.57	3.41	1272.67	176.73	9.96	3.14	1182.58	197.44	5.44	3.24	1311.64	232.33

Note. The total of responses for each category of prime is 16.