Table 8. Difference in Aversiveness Ratings by Word Type.
| Type | Exp | Mdiff | 95%CI | t | d | χ2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moist | 1 | 24.061 | 16.684 | 31.439 | 7.335*** | 0.854 | NA |
| 4 | 47.535 | 39.452 | 55.618 | 14.964*** | 1.705 | NA | |
| 5 | 32.156 | 25.831 | 38.482 | 11.792*** | 1.131 | NA | |
| Semantic related | 1 | 5.928 | 1.607 | 10.249 | 2.559* | 0.315 | 6.52* |
| 4 | 14.500 | 9.037 | 19.963 | 5.451*** | 0.755 | 28.69*** | |
| 5 | 6.650 | 2.624 | 10.675 | 3.325** | 0.352 | 10.97** | |
| Phono related | 1 | 2.727 | -1.990 | 7.444 | 1.123 | 0.139 | 1.23 |
| 4 | 4.792 | -0.682 | 10.265 | 1.846 | 0.265 | 3.40 | |
| 5 | 5.132 | 1.185 | 9.079 | 2.655** | 0.282 | 7.02** | |
| Bodily function | 1 | 6.346 | 0.668 | 12.025 | 2.204* | 0.272 | 4.85* |
| 4 | 12.117 | 4.834 | 19.399 | 3.288** | 0.467 | 10.72** | |
| 5 | 5.850 | 1.056 | 10.643 | 2.295* | 0.244 | 5.25* | |
| Sex | 1 | 1.040 | -4.307 | 6.386 | 0.388 | 0.048 | 0.15 |
| 4 | 8.010 | 1.181 | 14.839 | 2.159* | 0.309 | 4.64* | |
| 5 | 3.571 | -1.224 | 8.366 | 1.487 | 0.159 | 2.21 | |
| Negative | 1 | 4.092 | -0.471 | 8.656 | 1.702 | 0.210 | 2.89 |
| 4 | 6.840 | 1.234 | 12.445 | 2.192* | 0.314 | 4.79* | |
| 5 | 0.397 | -3.923 | 4.716 | 0.176 | 0.019 | 2.21 | |
| Positive | 1 | 0.802 | -4.850 | 6.454 | 0.286 | 0.036 | 0.08 |
| 4 | -0.050 | -5.001 | 4.902 | 0.021 | -0.003 | 0.01 | |
| 5 | 4.897 | -0.170 | 9.963 | 2.161* | 0.230 | 4.66* | |
Differences between averse and non-averse participants’ ratings of the aversiveness of words from seven lexical categories for Experiments 1, 4, and 5. The χ2 statistic represents the additional variance explained by a mixed-effect linear regression model that included a test for an interaction between self-reported moist-aversion and word type. Asterisks indicate statistically significant differences at the *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001 levels.