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. 2021 Oct 4;376(1838):20200301. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2020.0301

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Figure 1. — The content of gossip in daily life. Note. Distribution of the ratings of gossip content, comparing gossip relevant to a norm violation and with gossip irrelevant to a norm violation, for valence (1 = extremely negative, 7 = extremely positive); trustworthiness (1 = untrustworthy/dishonest, 7 = trustworthy/honest), warmth (1 = cold/disagreeable, 7 = warm/agreeable); competence (1 = ignorant/incompetent, 7 = knowledgeable/competent); and dominance (1 = weak/submissive, 7 = powerful/dominant); in all dimensions 4 = neutral. The box limits show the 25th percentile, the median and the 75th percentile, respectively. The whiskers extend to 1.5 times the interquartile range [70].