Table 1.

Word properties (M, SD) for each manipulation group for experimental conditions (low or high) and control conditions (medium).

		Arousal
		Low		Medium		High
Subjective significance		M	SD	M	SD	M	SD
Low	Arousal	3.20	0.29	3.84	0.27	4.79	0.53
	Subjective significance	2.87	0.33	2.96	0.18	2.93	0.60
	Valence	5.25	0.48	5.11	0.44	5.01	0.63
	Concreteness	4.07	1.02	3.88	0.73	3.91	0.90
	LN frequency	6.04	1.86	6.32	1.41	5.95	1.36
	Length	5.73	2.09	6.20	1.32	6.07	2.02
Medium	Arousal	3.20	0.16	3.85	0.26	4.85	0.35
	Subjective significance	3.56	0.32	3.71	0.22	3.74	0.34
	Valence	5.42	0.47	5.38	0.62	5.10	0.66
	Concreteness	3.92	0.90	3.94	0.90	3.98	0.75
	LN frequency	6.50	1.52	6.29	1.58	5.68	1.91
	Length	6.27	2.09	6.13	1.68	6.87	2.45
High	Arousal	3.27	0.27	3.85	0.32	4.97	0.33
	Subjective significance	4.55	0.31	4.64	0.40	4.88	0.44
	Valence	5.38	0.36	5.41	0.35	5.31	1.11
	Concreteness	4.28	0.75	4.33	1.00	4.37	0.98
	LN frequency	6.99	2.02	7.08	1.23	6.55	1.90
	Length	6.47	2.13	6.67	1.95	6.87	2.00