Table 3.

Mean Scores and Standard Deviations (in brackets) for the three initial bias groups: AB Toward, AB Away and No Bias for pre- and post-ABM assessment periods for scores on the Anxiety/Discomfort Scale for those in the ABM-Active and ABM-control groups. d refers to Cohen's d values.

	Pre-ABM	Post-ABM	Pre to post change
AB Towards
ABM-Active	63.1 (11.3)	48.9 (9.1)	t(26) = 5.4, p < .001, d = 1.04
ABM-Control	59.7 (11.9)	65.0 (8.1)	t(16) = −2.21,p < .001, d = 0.54
	t(42) < 1	t(42) = −6.0
	P < .87	p < .001
	d = 0.29	d = −1.90
AB Away
ABM-Active	56.9 (5.7)	62.9 (6.9)	t(17) = −4.6, p < .001, d = 1.09
ABM-Control	65.0 (8.3)	63.4 (6.3)	t(17) < 1, p < .37, d = 0.22
	t(34) = −3.4	t(34) < 1
	p < .002	p < .98
	d = −1.1	d = −0.10
No Bias
ABM-Active	54.4 (11.2)	51.5 (14.4)	t(20) = 1.1, p < .288, d = .24
ABM-Control	60.7 (9.6)	60.7 (12.4)	t(25) > 1, p < .99, d = 0.0
	t(45) = −2.1	t(45) = −2.4
	p < .044	p < .022
	d = −0.60	d = −0.68