Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for selected pictures and words samples.
| Variables | Valence | Arousal | Abstractness | Familiarity | Referent | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stimuli type | |||||||
| Picture | Positive | SS | 6.73 ± 0.44 | 6.20 ± 0.45 | |||
| EE | 6.61 ± 0.42 | 6.17 ± 0.34 | |||||
| Negative | SS | 2.99 ± 0.66 | 6.29 ± 0.47 | ||||
| EE | 3.05 ± 0.61 | 6.24 ± 0.33 | |||||
| One-way ANOVA each factor | F3,92 = 358.5, p < 0.001 | F3,92 = 0.36, p = 0.78, n.s. | |||||
| Word | Positive | SA | 6.33 ± 0.46 | 6.09 ± 0.37 | 2.28 ± 0.52 | 6.26 ± 0.50 | 6.52 ± 0.65 |
| EA | 6.44 ± 0.35 | 5.92 ± 0.51 | 2.43 ± 0.63 | 6.33 ± 0.42 | 2.14 ± 0.51 | ||
| Negative | SA | 2.71 ± 0.76 | 6.02 ± 0.56 | 2.53 ± 0.60 | 6.02 ± 0.60 | 6.94 ± 0.49 | |
| EA | 2.87 ± 0.88 | 6.11 ± 0.54 | 2.48 ± 0.52 | 6.26 ± 0.63 | 1.87 ± 0.42 | ||
| One-way ANOVA each factor | F3,92 = 246.1, p < 0.001 | F3,92 = 0.68, p = 0.57, n.s. | F3,92 = 0.86, p = 0.47, n.s. | F3,92 = 1.44, p = 0.24, n.s. | F3,92 = 647.0, p < 0.001 | ||
Means of Valence (1, Negative to 9, Positive), Arousal (1, Calming to 9, Arousing), Abstractness (1, Abstract to 9, Concrete), Familiarity (1, Unfamiliar to 9, Familiarity), and Referent (1, Inner feelings to 9, Human interaction). n.s., nonsignificant; ANOVA, analysis of variance; SS, Social Scene pictures; EE, Emotional Expression pictures; SA, Social Abstract words; EA, Emotional Abstract words.