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Words and pictures are often used as stimuli in studies to investigate the relationship between emotion and cognition. Selecting controlled stimuli for experimental design in this area represents a crucial issue. Only few standardized databases of pictures or words are available as they relate to children. None simultaneously compile ratings for both lexical and visual stimuli. The current study provides a database for a corpus of 180 stimuli (90 words, 90 pictures, 90 combined words-pictures). These stimuli were rated on emotional valence (i.e., negative and positive) and non-emotional (i.e., neutral) by 178 French children including both genders (male and female) and ranging in age from 4 to 6 years old. Results show age and gender differences in the children’s ratings. With increasing age, the stimuli rated as positive decreased, and the stimuli rated as neutral increased. The valence ratings for 5 and 6-year-old girls demonstrated more neutral ratings than in boys. We observed a significant difference in ratings between stimulus modalities. Children were more accurate while rating words and pictures than combined words-pictures in each age group and gender. |
