Table 1 Measures of central tendency and variability of the valence and arousal ratings
Valence | Arousal | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median | Mean | SD | Median | Mean | SD | |
Unpleasant words | ||||||
Schande (shame) | 3 | 3.03 | 1.85 | 5 | 4.98 | 2.70 |
Hass (hate) | 2 | 2.58 | 2.05 | 6 | 5.62 | 2.83 |
Leiche (corpse) | 2 | 2.80 | 2.03 | 6 | 5.38 | 2.83 |
Neid (envy) | 2 | 2.82 | 1.81 | 5 | 4.96 | 2.66 |
Average for unpleasant words | 2 | 2.81 | 1.66 | 5 | 5.23 | 2.35 |
Neutral words | ||||||
Folie (foil) | 5 | 5.17 | 1.17 | 1 | 2.24 | 1.82 |
Text (text) | 5 | 5.67 | 1.48 | 3 | 3.55 | 2.32 |
Objekt (object) | 5 | 5.29 | 1.22 | 2 | 3.09 | 2.17 |
Agentur (agency) | 5 | 4.93 | 1.22 | 2 | 2.99 | 2.16 |
Average for neutral words | 5 | 5.26 | 0.82 | 2 | 2.96 | 1.63 |
Pleasant words | ||||||
Lachen (laughter) | 9 | 8.01 | 1.90 | 7 | 5.90 | 2.50 |
Hobby (hobby) | 8 | 7.33 | 1.96 | 6 | 5.28 | 2.63 |
Ferien (holidays) | 9 | 7.88 | 1.95 | 7 | 6.03 | 2.66 |
Genuss (relish) | 8 | 7.52 | 1.95 | 6 | 5.66 | 2.60 |
Average for pleasant words | 9 | 7.68 | 1.72 | 6 | 5.72 | 2.27 |