Table 2.

Inferential statistics for the normative ratings of the picture stimuli used in both experiments.

Comparison		Arousal	Valence
High-arousal positive	Low-arousal positive	t = 9.6, d = 1.8*	t = 1.3, p = .20, d = .24
	Low-arousal neutral	t = 6.2, d = 1.1*	t = 6.3, d = 1.1*
	High-arousal neutral	t = 1.0, p = .30, d = .19	t = 8.8, d = 1.6*
Low-arousal positive	Low-arousal neutral	t = 1.2, p = .25, d = .21	t = 7.3, d = 1.3*
	High-arousal neutral	t = 8.4, d = 1.5*	t = 9.8, d = 1.8*
High-arousal neutral	Low-arousal neutral	t = 5.3, d = .97*	t = 1.2, p = .25, d = .21

For every analysis, df = 118. Means and standard errors for each picture type are provided in Table 1. High-arousal neutral pictures were not used in Experiment 1.

^*p < .001.