Table 5.

Study 2 Descriptive Statistics by Condition

	Funny Condition (n = 50)			Mixed Condition (n = 49)
Variable	n	Mean	SD	n	Mean	SD
Cartoon Ratings	50	1318.59	198.20	49	1163.42	157.63
ST Raw Counts	50	8.68	5.56	47	8.55	4.37
ST Frequency	50	0.27	0.26	46	0.24	0.25
ST Positivity	36	3.64	0.84	31	2.71	1.14
Indifference (0)	38	14.87	13.18	41	9.63	12.37
Indifference (15)	40	28.00	12.34	42	21.43	8.92
Font Estimate	50	0.92	1.29	49	0.76	1.33

Note: Cartoon ratings were measured in pixels based on a visual analog scale spanning the width of the computer screen was used to record responses; possible values ranged from 1 to 1920. ST Raw Counts corresponds to the number of spontaneous thoughts participants reported, regardless of whether they pertained to the cartoons. ST Frequency corresponds to ratios of number of spontaneous thoughts about cartoons relative to total number of spontaneous thoughts reported during the thought-listing task; ST Positivity refers to the mean positivity scores of spontaneous thoughts about the cartoons; this score could not be calculated for participants who reported no spontaneous thoughts about the cartoons. Indifference (0) and Indifference (15) refer to the indifference points when the unfunny deck was anchored at the value in parentheses. Font Estimate is computed as the difference between participants’ estimates of the size of the font in which the word “cartoon” was displayed and the actual size of the font, so a score of zero would indicate perfect accuracy, and positive values indicate a tendency to overestimate the size of the word cartoon.