Anti-social learning: The impact of language on mentalizing.

Br J Psychol · 2025 · PMC12514331 · PMID 40598807

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did not reach statistical significancep = .059so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

The main effect of mental states did not reach statistical significance (χ 2 (2) = 5.652, p = .059; none: mean = −.21, SD = .76; medium: mean = −.19, SD = .78; high: mean = −.24, SD = .76).

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a statistical trendp = .074so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Pairwise comparisons show that the ratings of competence did not increase in the presence of mental states ( z = 0.272, p = .786) but there was a statistical trend towards ratings of higher warmth ( z = 1.786, p = .074) in the presence of mental states.

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