TABLE 5.
Descriptive statistics for the vignettes based on the eye tracking study.
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Valence Category |
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Negative (N = 20) |
Positive (N = 20) |
Neutral (N = 3) |
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| Dependent variable | M | SD | Min-Max | M | SD | Min-Max | M | SD | Min-Max |
| Supralexical level | |||||||||
| Valence rating1 | 2.05 | 0.97 | 1–7 | 7.61 | 1.07 | 3–9 | 5.49 | 1.15 | 3–8 |
| Arousal rating1 | 6.45 | 1.81 | 1–9 | 3.09 | 2.03 | 1–9 | 3.32 | 1.90 | 1–7 |
| Reading speed | 361.27 | 129.95 | 132.89–1262.69 | 373.68 | 117.45 | 159.76–862.33 | 293.71 | 84.96 | 166.34–585.86 |
| Lexical level2 | |||||||||
| Mean FFD | 197.05 | 24.59 | 141.32–287.11 | 196.88 | 25.36 | 145.27–313.11 | 207.64 | 21.17 | 159.63–266.46 |
| Mean TRT | 272.36 | 59.97 | 152.24–565.34 | 262.14 | 56.86 | 145.18–516.93 | 297.71 | 51.04 | 192.88–423.57 |
Descriptive statistics were computed based on aggregated values for each participant and vignette. 1Ratings were assessed on 9-point rating scales. 2Analyses for mean First Fixation Duration (mean FFD in ms) and mean Total Reading Time (mean TRT in ms) included only content words.