Table 1.
The 40 words used to generate the four experimental blocks (in Italian and English) are reported along with their category (POSITIVE, NEGATIVE, FRUITS, INSECTS).
| Italian POSITIVA | English POSITIVA | Italian NEGATIVA | English NEGATIVA |
|---|---|---|---|
| gioioso | joyful | amareggiato | embittered |
| felice | happy | noioso | boring |
| carino | cute | dispiaciuto | regretful |
| sorridente | smiling | frustrato | frustrated |
| allegro | gleeful | cattivo | bad |
| coraggioso | courageous | controproducente | counterproductive |
| estasi | ecstasy | cupo | gloomy |
| benefico | beneficial | fallimentare | failure |
| felice | happy | malinconico | melancholy |
| brillante | brilliant | deludente | disappointing |
| FRUTTA | FRUITS | INSETTO | INSECT |
| ananas | pineapple | grillo | cricket |
| pompelmo | grapefruit | mosca | fly |
| banana | banana | cicala | cicada |
| pera | pear | coleottero | beetle |
| kiwi | kiwi | ape | bee |
| ribes | currant | vespa | wasp |
| uva | grapes | formica | ant |
| mela | apple | coccinella | ladybug |
| arancia | orange | zanzara | mosquito |
| prugna | plum | cimice | bug |