Table 1.
Mean Subjective Ratings During Simulation for Experiments 1 and 2, Broken Down by Simulation Condition (Positive and Negative, Past and Future)
| Experiment 1: future simulation | Experiment 2: future simulation | Experiment 2: past simulation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure | Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative |
| Emotional valencea,b | 3.74 (0.49) | 1.95 (0.47) | 3.68 (0.53) | 2.02 (0.54) | 3.92 (0.54) | 2.15 (0.40) |
| Emotional arousalb | — | — | 2.51 (0.75) | 2.76 (0.97) | 3.15 (0.50) | 3.09 (0.76) |
| Vividness | 3.49 (0.64) | 3.47 (0.59) | 3.42 (0.98) | 3.42 (0.88) | 3.69 (0.59) | 3.45 (0.70) |
| Plausibilitya | 3.09 (0.76) | 2.81 (0.78) | 3.52 (0.85) | 3.12 (0.88) | 3.55 (0.13) | 2.93 (0.87) |
| Personal significancea | 2.67 (0.54) | 2.25 (0.70) | 2.43 (0.92) | 2.19 (0.79) | 2.97 (0.81) | 2.36 (0.71) |
| Similarity to previous eventsa | 2.22 (0.64) | 1.95 (0.67) | 2.33 (0.67) | 1.82 (0.57) | 2.64 (0.73) | 2.03 (0.70) |
Note: Standard deviations are given in parentheses. aFor each experiment in this row, means in the positive and negative conditions are significantly different (p < .05). bIn this row, means for the past- and future-simulation conditions are significantly different (p < .05).