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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Apr 6.
Published in final edited form as: J Cogn Neurosci. 2017 May 31;29(10):1739–1754. doi: 10.1162/jocn_a_01153
People Town
Adjectives arrogant, jealous, timid, selfish, careless, witty, cheerful, thoughtful, stubborn, ambitious, confident, aggressive, clever, smart, bold, brave, generous,helpful, mature, wise, tough, funny, curious, honest, sensitive, friendly, fair, patient, bright, happy run-down, shabby, boring, rainy, noisy, sleepy, vibrant, picturesque, polluted, quaint, historic, lively, dull, exciting, romantic, dirty, urban, expensive, dangerous, rural, cultural, safe, unusual, clean, quiet, traditional, famous, amazing, flat, ancient
Number of letters M = 6.7, SD = 1.8 M = 6.6, SD = 1.9 t(58) = 0.14, p = .89
Number of vowels M = 2.5, SD = 1.1 M = 2.6, SD = 1.1 t(58) = 0.36, p = .73
Familiarity M = 541.6, SD = 48.6 M = 561.6, SD = 53.6 t(40) = 1.2, p = .23
Brown frequency M = 9.26, SD = 10.6 M = 7.70, SD = 11.0 t(41) = 0.47, p = .64
Kucera–Francis frequency M = 32.0, SD = 26.9 M = 35.3, SD = 27.2 t(58) = 0.47, p = .64