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Table 2 Descriptive statistics for all measures for high-fear animals

From: Understanding animal fears: a comparison of the cognitive vulnerability and harm-looming models

 

Spidera

Cockroacha

Snakeb

Ratb

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Fear

4.00

1.77

3.00

1.86

4.47

1.83

3.44

1.94

Dangerousness

3.93

1.49

2.16

1.11

5.04

1.22

3.20

1.31

Disgustingness

4.94

1.47

6.01

1.18

4.14

1.66

5.10

1.70

Uncontrollability

3.44

1.85

2.71

1.68

4.89

1.82

3.57

1.86

Unpredictability

4.57

1.43

4.16

1.66

4.95

1.42

4.49

1.33

Loomingness

4.34

1.22

3.82

1.11

4.83

1.18

4.23

1.00

Negative evaluation

3.98

1.11

4.81

1.05

4.23

1.13

4.17

1.17

Familiarity

4.76

1.69

3.99

1.87

2.73

1.87

2.81

1.79

  1. a For all measures, n = 88
  2. b For all measures, n = 90