Table 3.
Intercorrelations Among the Moderator Variables, Study 1.
| Moderator | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Year of publication/appearance | — | |||||
| 2. Publication status (1 = published, 0 = unpublished) |
−.27* | — | ||||
| 3. Sample size | .29* | .17 | — | |||
| 4. Emotional impact scores | −.62** | .12 | −.37** | — | ||
| 5. Vividness (1 = audiovisual, 0 = text) |
−.40** | −.14 | −.42** | .66** | — | |
| 6. Proximity (1 = proximal, 0 = distal) |
−.71** | .22 | −.35** | .89** | .59** | — |
| 7. Veracity (1 = real, 0 = hypothetical) |
−.28* | .003 | −.12 | .53** | .27* | .41** |
Note. K = 55 for all correlation except those with veracity (k = 53).
*
p < .05. **p < .01.