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Table 4 Mean emotion intensity estimates of younger and older adults

From: Age similarities in the anchoring effect in emotion intensity judgment

Anchor relevance

Emotional valence

Age group

Mean emotion intensity estimates

Mean judgment accuracy

 

High anchor M(SD)

Low anchor M(SD)

High anchor M(SD)

Low anchor M(SD)

Relevant

Positive

Older

87.06(8.06)

72.93(17.35)

20.10(6.05)

15.10(11.64)

Younger

82.12(12.46)

72.20(10.79)

17.67(6.82)

14.13(5.21)

Negative

Older

77.24(12.00)

59.36(15.86)

21.21(6.67)

16.58(9.96)

Younger

81.51(12.06)

67.24(12.08)

17.69(5.92)

16.62(6.94)

Irrelevant

Positive

Older

82.82(11.25)

76.65(11.07)

19.32(6.97)

14.04(6.55)

Younger

77.74(12.44)

68.21(15.65)

16.18(6.39)

15.82(8.20)

Negative

Older

79.90(11.47)

67.17(9.48)

18.20(5.30)

13.65(5.89)

Younger

78.31(14.08)

67.45(14.29)

17.95(7.10)

15.96(8.74)

Total

Older

81.75(9.06)

69.04(11.65)

19.71(4.94)

14.88(6.39)

Younger

79.92(11.87)

68.77(11.16)

17.47(6.00)

15.76(5.80)