Next to the effect of the experimental conditions, only stimulus modality exerted a significant effect on the reaction time ( F (1/34.3) = 34.9, p < .001), and the interaction between stimulus modality and experimental conditions showed a tendency towards significance ( F (1/33.8) = 3.97, p < .1).
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Sound iconicity of abstract concepts: Place of articulation is implicitly associated with abstract concepts of size and social dominance.
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However, though the difference between angry and fearful body postures was highly significant for this item, both–angry and fearful body postures–were perceived as expressing detesting rather than affection (angry body postures: mean = -1.05, SD = .95; fearful body postures: mean = -2.35, SD = .99; t = 4.25, df = 38, p < .001).