Table 3 Emotion ratings between offer sizes in Medium-High-Medium conditioning type

From: Early childhood investment impacts social decision-making four decades later

Offer size

Emotion ratings (mean ± s.e.m.)

Comparison

Difference

ABC Intervention

offers < 8

4.5 ± 0.4

<

offers = 8

p= 0.027

offers = 8

5.0 ± 0.4

<

offers = 9

p= 0.004

offers = 9

5.5 ± 0.4

<

offers = 10

p< 0.001

offers = 10

8.1 ± 0.3

>

offers = 11

p< 0.001

offers = 11

6.1 ± 0.4

n.s.

offers = 12

p= 1.000

offers = 12

5.9 ± 0.4

n.s.

offers > 12

p= 1.000

offers > 12

5.6 ± 0.5

ABC Control

offers < 8

4.0 ± 0.5

<

offers = 8

p< 0.001

offers = 8

4.9 ± 0.3

n.s.

offers = 9

p= 0.874

offers = 9

5.3 ± 0.3

<

offers = 10

p< 0.001

offers = 10

7.6 ± 0.3

n.s.

offers = 11

p= 1.000

offers = 11

7.6 ± 0.3

n.s.

offers = 12

p= 1.000

offers = 12

7.7 ± 0.3

n.s.

offers > 12

p= 1.000

offers > 12

7.8 ± 0.4

Roanoke Control

offers < 8

3.6 ± 0.1

<

offers = 8

p< 0.001

offers = 8

4.8 ± 0.1

<

offers = 9

p< 0.001

offers = 9

5.5 ± 0.1

<

offers = 10

p< 0.001

offers = 10

7.0 ± 0.1

n.s.

offers = 11

p= 1.000

offers = 11

7.2 ± 0.1

<

offers = 12

p< 0.001

offers = 12

7.5 ± 0.1

n.s.

offers > 12

p= 1.000

offers > 12

7.6 ± 0.1

  1. s.e.m. standard error of the mean
  2. n.s. means the difference was not significant
  3. P-values were Bonferroni corrected