Bennett-Levy & Marteau- Findings

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2.08
Rat was most feared
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3.9
Rat was most likely to be avoided
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2.63
Slug was ugliest
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2.9
Slug was the slimiest
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2.53
Lizard was speediest
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2.78
Lizard was most sudden to move
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0.9
On Q1 there was a strong positive correlation between fear and avoidance
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0.82
On Q2 there was a positive correlation correlation between fear (Q1) and ugliness (Q2)
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What sex differences were found in Q1?
Females were less willing to pick up 10 of the animals (jellyfish, cockroach, spider) and females also feared most of the animals more than males.
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What sex differences were found in Q2?
None
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During informal interviews was did pps report 'ulgy' as?
Hairy, dirty, lots of legs etc- ie. very different from humans.
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