Table 1 Summary of the main effects and interactions of authenticity and emotion category on authenticity, emotional contagion, and arousal ratings.

From: The neural basis of authenticity recognition in laughter and crying

 

Omnibus tests of behavioural ratings

Effects

Comparison

Mean difference

SD

F (df)

p-value

ηp2

Authenticity

Authenticity

Auth > Act

1.14

0.83

60.18 (31)

 < 0.001*

0.66

Emotion

Laugh > Cry

0.91

0.93

30.84 (31)

 < 0.001*

0.50

Authenticity*Emotion

0.41 (31)

0.525

0.01

Emotional contagion

Authenticity

Auth > Act

1.04

0.62

76.05 (26)

 < 0.001*

0.75

Emotion

Laugh > Cry

0.80

0.85

23.76 (26)

 < 0.001*

0.48

Authenticity*Emotion

3.75 (26)

0.291

0.06

Arousal

Authenticity

Auth > Act

1.11

0.68

67.69 (24)

 < 0.001*

0.74

Emotion

Laugh > Cry

1.24

0.90

47.58 (24)

 < 0.001*

0.66

Authenticity*Emotion

3.49 (24)

0.073

0.13

  1. Auth authentic, Act acted.
  2. Statistically significant effects (p < 0.05) are signalled with a bold font and an asterisk.