Table 3:
Paired sample t-tests for metrics of interest within each content-matched pair of primes
| Matched Priming Image Pair | Rating Compared | Hispanic Prime (Mean±SEM) | US-American Prime (Mean±SEM) | Mean Differencea | p value* | Cohen’s da,b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice and Beans (H2)— Picnic Food (A4) | Target Culture† | 79.3±2.2 | 83.4±1.9 | 4.06 | .08 | 0.14 [−0.09, 0.37] |
| Non-Target Culture | 28.0±2.4 | 35.6±2.8 | 7.53 | .002 | 0.25 [0.02, 0.48] | |
| Cultural Differentiation† | 51.3±3.1 | 47.9±3.5 | −1.40 | .67 | −0.03 [−0.26, 0.19] | |
| Total Emotion | 73.4±1.7 | 69.0±1.6 | −4.41 | .02 | −0.20 [−0.42, 0.03] | |
| Tamales (H3)— Fried Chicken (A3) | Target Culture | 74.6±2.6 | 81.1±1.9 | 6.53 | .02 | 0.20 [−0.03, 0.43] |
| Non-Target Culture | 20.4±2.2 | 35.1±2.7 | 14.69 | <.001 | 0.41 [0.18, 0.64] | |
| Cultural Differentiation† | 54.2±3.1 | 46.1±3.0 | −6.74 | .07 | −0.15 [−0.38, 0.08] | |
| Total Emotion | 71.1±1.6 | 66.4±1.7 | −4.76 | .006 | −0.23 [−0.46, 0.00] | |
| Latin America Flag Map (H7) —US Flags in Field (A6) | Target Culture | 72.1±2.8 | 87.5±1.9 | 15.40 | <.001 | 0.40 [0.17, 0.63] |
| Non-Target Culture† | 24.3±2.6 | 24.7±2.7 | 0.45 | .88 | 0.01 [−0.22, 0.24] | |
| Cultural Differentiation | 47.8±3.3 | 62.7±3.2 | 16.68 | <.001 | 0.35 [0.12, 0.58] | |
| Total Emotion | 69.1±1.6 | 73.3±1.8 | 4.26 | .03 | 0.19 [−0.04, 0.41] | |
| Virgin Mary Statue (H14) —Jefferson Statue (A9) | Target Culture† | 76.6±2.5 | 74.3±2.5 | −2.24 | .50 | −0.06 [−0.28, 0.17] |
| Non-Target Culture† | 23.1±2.4 | 18.8±2.1 | −4.32 | .12 | −0.13 [−0.36, 0.10] | |
| Cultural Differentiation† | 53.5±3.2 | 55.6±3.1 | 2.97 | .49 | 0.06 [−0.17, 0.29] | |
| Total Emotion† | 69.5±1.7 | 72.6±1.6 | 3.06 | .08 | −0.15 [−0.08, 0.37] | |
| Machu Picchu (H16)—Mount Rushmore (A16) | Target Culture | 64.1±3.1 | 85.6±2.0 | 21.56 | <.001 | 0.56 [0.32, 0.79] |
| Non-Target Culture† | 17.6±2.2 | 16.0±2.2 | −1.58 | .53 | −0.05 [−0.28, 0.18] | |
| Cultural Differentiation | 46.5±3.4 | 69.6±2.8 | 23.16 | <.001 | 0.56 [0.33, 0.80] | |
| Total Emotion† | 68.8±1.6 | 67.5±1.6 | −1.33 | .48 | −0.06 [−0.29, 0.17] | |
| Barranquilla Parade (H19) —Marching Band (A13) | Target Culture† | 73.2±2.7 | 71.8±2.3 | −1.37 | .62 | −0.04 [−0.27, 0.19] |
| Non-Target Culture | 16.3±2.1 | 29.2±2.5 | 12.92 | <.001 | 0.42 [0.19, 0.65] | |
| Cultural Differentiation | 56.9±3.1 | 42.6±3.1 | −12.36 | .001 | −0.28 [−0.51, −0.05] | |
| Total Emotion | 69.5±1.5 | 65.0±1.3 | −4.52 | .003 | −0.25 [−0.48, −0.02] | |
| El Chavo del Ocho (H21)—Bugs Bunny (A12) | Target Culture† | 83.9±2.2 | 83.5±2.0 | −0.40 | .87 | −0.01 [−0.24, 0.21] |
| Non-Target Culture | 12.8±2.0 | 32.7±2.7 | 19.94 | <.001 | 0.54 [0.31, 0.77] | |
| Cultural Differentiation | 71.1±3.0 | 50.8±3.1 | −18.79 | <.001 | −0.41 [−0.64, −0.18] | |
| Total Emotion† | 74.3±1.7 | 72.7±1.6 | −1.57 | .40 | −0.07 [−0.30, 0.16] |
148 degrees of freedom for all tests.
Metrics which showed no significant variation between matched primes.
Negative values represent higher ratings for the Hispanic prime.
Numbers in brackets represent 95% confidence interval.
p values are not corrected for multiple comparisons, representing a more conservative test when highlighting non-significant results.