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. 2015 May 22;6:653. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00653

Table 1.

Calculation and interpretation of AAT scores.

Pornographic approach/avoidance score Neutral approach/avoidance score Overall reaction time score
Construct Relative strength of approach/avoidance tendencies toward pornographic pictures Relative strength of approach/avoidance tendencies toward neutral pictures Attentional bias toward pornographic pictures
Calculation Median RT porn push – median RT porn pull Median RT neutral push – median RT neutral pull Median RT porn – median RT neutral
Interpretation High values indicate a tendency to approach pornographic stimuli (faster RTs for pulling compared to pushing pornographic pictures)
Low values indicate a tendency to avoid pornographic stimuli (slower RTs for pulling compared to pushing pornographic pictures)
High values indicate a tendency to approach neutral stimuli (faster RTs for pulling compared to pushing neutral pictures)
Low values indicate a tendency to avoid neutral stimuli (slower RTs for pulling compared to pushing neutral pictures)
High values indicate an attentional bias toward pornographic pictures (slower RTs for pornographic compared to neutral pictures)
Reference Rinck and Becker (2007) Rinck and Becker (2007) Field and Cox (2008)