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Table 1 Types of prime-target (conditions) used in the experiment

From: The early negative bias of social semantics: evidence from behavioral and ERP studies

Target

Prime

Valence

Prime-target examples

English translation

Social semantic information

Person names

Positive

李明-大度

Li Ming–Generous

Negative

刘睿-凶狠

Liu Rui–Fierce

Object names

Positive

水稻-大度

Rice–Generous

Negative

冰箱-凶狠

Refrigerator–Fierce

Nonsocial semantic information

Person Names

Positive

李明-丰收

Li Ming–Harvest

Negative

刘睿-老化

Li Ming–Aging

Object names

Positive

水稻-丰收

Rice–Harvest

Negative

冰箱-老化

Refrigerator–Aging