Table 1 Mean evaluative ratings and affective priming scores of patients and controls during the initial phase and second phase of the experiment (patients: N = 30; controls: N = 35); mean ± SE; range of evaluative ratings: -1.5 to +1.5; affective priming score: difference between rating of facial prime condition and rating of no facial expression baseline condition

Mean evaluative ratings

No facial expression

Initial

0.00 ± 0.27

−0.07 ± 0.28

Second

0.13 ± 0.33

0.02 ± 0.26

Neutral

Initial

−0.04 ± 0.25

−0.06 ± 0.21

Second

−0.05 ± 0.27

−0.04 ± 0.25

Angry

Initial

−0.17 ± 0.24

−0.12 ± 0.24

Second

−0.11 ± 0.30

−0.02 ± 0.27

Happy

Initial

0.01 ± 0.28

−0.09 ± 0.25

Second

0.14 ± 0.31

0.02 ± 0.27

Affective priming scores

Neutral

Initial

0.04 ± 0.34

0.01 ± 0.25

Second

−0.08 ± 0.34

−0.06 ± 0.15

Angry

Initial

−0.17 ± 0.32

−0.05 ± 0.20

Second

−0.01 ± 0.28

−0.04 ± 0.17

Happy

Initial

0.00 ± 0.31

−0.02 ± 0.20

Second

0.01 ± 0.22

0.00 ± 0.14