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Table 1 Mean ERP amplitudes and picture ratings

From: Effects of attention manipulations on motivated attention to feared and nonfeared negative distracters in spider fear

 

Spider fear (n= 13)

No fear (n= 15)

 

Neutral

Negative

Spiders

Neutral

Negative

Spiders

EPN picture task

10.04 (5.97)

8.34 (5.53)

8.39 (5.36)

8.96 (3.52)

7.45 (3.06)

8.06 (2.84)

EPN 1-letter task

11.23 (5.69)

9.39 (4.91)

9.50 (5.39)

9.93 (3.69)

8.82 (3.53)

9.41 (3.15)

EPN 3-letter task

 9.99 (5.92)

8.75 (5.83)

8.91 (5.56)

8.54 (3.23)

7.73 (3.11)

8.42 (3.11)

EPN 6-letter task

 8.87 (4.98)

7.51 (4.98)

7.88 (5.12)

7.52 (3.02)

6.51 (2.77)

7.44 (3.09)

LPP picture task

−0.40 (1.99)

1.52 (2.31)

1.82 (2.28)

0.69 (1.33)

2.26 (2.50)

1.57 (1.47)

LPP 1-letter task

 0.71 (1.45)

1.60 (2.34)

2.04 (1.84)

1.98 (1.92)

3.02 (2.18)

2.44 (1.94)

LPP 3-letter task

 0.55 (1.68)

0.93 (1.49)

1.76 (1.52)

1.78 (1.23)

2.02 (1.85)

2.04 (1.65)

LPP 6-letter task

 0.53 (1.48)

1.37 (1.69)

1.45 (1.74)

0.94 (1.46)

1.47 (1.67)

1.37 (1.60)

Valence ratings

 5.37 (0.43)

3.73 (0.49)

3.28 (0.89)

5.24 (0.27)

3.55 (0.52)

5.05 (0.96)

Arousal ratings

 3.89 (1.36)

5.39 (1.13)

6.21 (1.01)

4.01 (1.17)

5.54 (1.22)

4.19 (1.82)

  1. Mean (and SD) EPN and LPP amplitudes (in μV) and valence and arousal ratings during the four task conditions for neutral, negative, and spider pictures, separately for participants with and without spider fear. For picture ratings, the scales ranged from 1 to 9: For valence, 1 = unpleasant and 9 = pleasant; and for arousal, 1 = low and 9 = high.