Table 2.
Intensity ratings (mean ± SD) of the retained 59 IAPS pictures in men (n = 219) and women (n = 274).
| Emotion | Picture identity and description | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mutilation-disgust (.93) | 3010 Mutilation | 6.26 ± 1.99 | 6.77 ± 1.93* |
| 3060 Mutilation | 6.58 ± 1.74 | 6.86 ± 1.78 | |
| 3000 Mutilation | 6.54 ± 1.97 | 6.83 ± 1.88 | |
| 3266 Injury | 6.42 ± 1.87 | 6.69 ± 1.78 | |
| 3030 Mutilation | 5.65 ± 2.21 | 6.00 ± 2.08 | |
| 3051 Mutilation | 5.95 ± 2.02 | 6.45 ± 1.85* | |
| 3001 Headless Body | 5.99 ± 2.00 | 6.35 ± 2.00* | |
| 2352.2 Bloody Kiss | 6.55 ± 2.82 | 6.52 ± 1.78 | |
| 9183 Hurt Dog | 5.69 ± 1.92 | 5.99 ± 2.00 | |
| 9570 Dog | 5.69 ± 1.99 | 6.13 ± 2.00* | |
| Vomit-disgust (.88) | 9320 Vomit | 4.97 ± 2.09 | 5.32 ± 2.18 |
| 9291 Garbage | 3.48 ± 2.08 | 3.22 ± 2.08 | |
| 9326 Vomit | 5.04 ± 2.04 | 5.32 ± 2.04 | |
| 9301 Toilet | 5.70 ± 1.89 | 6.01 ± 1.92 | |
| 9322 Vomit | 5.29 ± 2.80 | 5.51 ± 2.02 | |
| 9325 Vomit | 5.80 ± 1.98 | 6.01 ± 2.01 | |
| Violence-fear (.86) | 2811 Gun | 4.19 ± 2.20 | 4.21 ± 2.30 |
| 6231 Aimed Gun | 4.06 ± 2.10 | 4.57 ± 2.26* | |
| 6260 Aimed Gun | 4.13 ± 2.27 | 4.38 ± 2.34 | |
| 6510 Attack | 4.28 ± 2.06 | 4.79 ± 2.15* | |
| Food-disgust (.70) | 7359 Pie With Bug | 3.89 ± 2.08 | 4.25 ± 2.21 |
| 1271 Roaches | 4.25 ± 2.25 | 4.60 ± 2.44 | |
| 7360 Flies On Pie | 4.02 ± 2.11 | 4.25 ± 3.46 | |
| Happiness (.92) | 2045 Baby | 3.41 ± 2.12 | 3.52 ± 2.17 |
| 2224 Boys | 2.97 ± 2.11 | 3.13 ± 1.99 | |
| 2274 Children | 2.99 ± 2.08 | 2.93 ± 2.07 | |
| 2165 Father | 3.46 ± 2.04 | 3.54 ± 2.15 | |
| 2347 Children | 3.33 ± 2.17 | 3.66 ± 2.15 | |
| 2040 Baby | 3.11 ± 2.12 | 3.11 ± 2.08 | |
| 2035 Kid | 3.11 ± 2.07 | 3.11 ± 2.03 | |
| 2154 Family | 3.45 ± 2.26 | 3.31 ± 2.10 | |
| 2345 Children | 3.21 ± 2.14 | 3.49 ± 2.11 | |
| Sadness (.85) | 2700 Woman | 3.27 ± 1.87 | 3.45 ± 1.93 |
| 2900 Crying Boy | 3.82 ± 2.03 | 4.04 ± 1.98 | |
| 2456 Crying Family | 3.41 ± 1.80 | 3.76 ± 2.00* | |
| 2310 Mother | 3.33 ± 1.90 | 3.53 ± 1.88 | |
| 2399 Woman | 2.68 ± 1.76 | 2.77 ± 1.92 | |
| 2230 Sad Face | 2.44 ± 1.83 | 3.09 ± 2.09* | |
| Couple-erotism (.91) | 4660 Erotic Couple | 4.49 ± 1.91 | 4.35 ± 2.06 |
| 4698 Erotic Couple | 4.65 ± 1.94 | 4.14 ± 2.13* | |
| 4607 Erotic Couple | 4.41 ± 1.88 | 3.93 ± 2.03* | |
| 4604 Erotic Couple | 4.49 ± 1.94 | 4.12 ± 2.11* | |
| 4670 Erotic Couple | 5.15 ± 1.95 | 4.67 ± 2.05* | |
| 4611 Erotic Couple | 4.34 ± 1.95 | 3.96 ± 2.07* | |
| Female-erotism (.86) | 4008 Erotic Female | 4.67 ± 2.02 | 3.26 ± 1.95* |
| 4085 Erotic Female | 4.84 ± 2.06 | 3.81 ± 1.99* | |
| 4225 Erotic Female | 4.29 ± 1.87 | 3.21 ± 1.99* | |
| Male-erotism (.77) | 4520 Erotic Male | 2.93 ± 1.92 | 3.12 ± 1.95 |
| 4559 Erotic Male | 3.26 ± 1.98 | 3.57 ± 2.07 | |
| 4530 Erotic Male | 3.17 ± 2.02 | 3.54 ± 2.02* | |
| Neutral (.88) | 7175 Lamp | 0.80 ± 1.33 | 0.78 ± 1.35 |
| 7003 Disk | 0.95 ± 1.52 | 0.61 ± 1.20* | |
| 7004 Spoon | 0.80 ± 1.45 | 0.74 ± 1.37 | |
| 7186 Abstract Art | 1.09 ± 1.56 | 0.88 ± 1.40 | |
| 7035 Mug | 0.87 ± 1.62 | 0.75 ± 1.44 | |
| 7010 Basket | 0.96 ± 1.50 | 0.91 ± 1.40 | |
| 7041 Baskets | 1.22 ± 1.69 | 1.01 ± 1.52 | |
| 5390 Boat | 1.42 ± 1.94 | 1.29 ± 1.90 | |
| 7052 Clothespins | 1.25 ± 1.87 | 0.86 ± 1.33* |
*
p < .05 vs. men; the emotion scale alphas are immediately after their names in parentheses.