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Table 2 Descriptive statistics for subjective sound ratings from Experiment 2

From: No sound is more distracting than the one you're trying not to hear: delayed costs of mental control of task-irrelevant neutral and emotional sounds

Sound

Dimension

Suppression condition

Control condition

M

SD

M

SD

Distractor

     
 

Valence

4.18

1.39

4.39

1.15

 

Arousal

5.84

1.74

6.06

1.81

 

Annoyance

62.88

26.92

67.08

24.21

 

Loudness

58.66

23.72

58.90

22.04

Control

     
 

Valence

4.31

1.88

4.41

1.44

 

Arousal

5.53

1.75

5.67

2.15

 

Annoyance

61.32

24.03

70.38

23.71

 

Loudness

51.17

22.49

62.31

20.67

  1. Valence and arousal were rated between 1 and 9 using the SAM. Annoyance and loudness were rated on a VAS-scale between 0 and 100. Higher ratings indicate positive valence, more arousal, more annoyance and more loudness