Table 3. Example material in all experimental conditions in Experiment 2.
| Device | Positive valence | Negative valence |
|---|---|---|
| Full stop | Person A: How did you find your presentation went earlier? Person B: I have no idea really. Person A: I thought it was so interesting. |
Person A: How did you find your presentation went earlier? Person B: I have no idea really. Person A: I thought it was so boring. |
| Wink emoticon | Person A: How did you find your presentation went earlier? Person B: I have no idea really. Person A: I thought it was so interesting ;-) |
Person A: How did you find your presentation went earlier? Person B: I have no idea really. Person A: I thought it was so boring ;-) |
| Ellipsis | Person A: How did you find your presentation went earlier? Person B: I have no idea really. Person A: I thought it was so interesting . . . |
Person A: How did you find your presentation went earlier? Person B: I have no idea really. Person A: I thought it was so boring . . . |