Corrigendum

Figures & data

Table 1. ESEs separately for young and old adults in Study 1 and Study 2

	Study 1		Study 2
Age group	Med/Neg	High/Neg	Med/Neg	High/Neg	Med/Pos	High/Pos
Young	−5 (26)	−5 (31)	−1 (39)	3 (51)	7 (45)	7 (40)
Old	20 (31)	10 (29)	0 (40)	−4 (42)	1 (48)	−3 (51)

Note. ESEs in ms; SD in parenthesis. ESE (= emotional Stroop effect) for: Med/Neg = medium arousing negative words; High/Neg = high arousing negative words; Med/Pos = medium arousing positive words; High/Pos = high arousing positive words. Neg/Pos = negative word blocks preceded positive word blocks; Pos/Neg = positive word blocks preceded negative word blocks.

Table 3. Means and standard deviations of RT (in ms) separately for valence and arousal of words and word position for young and older adults in Study 2

			Young adults				Older adults
Valence	Arousal		BG	IR	REL	Total	BG	IR	REL	Total
Negative	Low	M	916	923	940	926	1164	1179	1217	1187
	(neutral)	(SD)	(136)	(142)	(147)	(136)	(203)	(220)	(230)	(213)
	Medium	M	914	918	942	925	1162	1191	1208	1187
		(SD)	(137)	(131)	(133)	(128)	(213)	(222)	(230)	(217)
	High	M	927	927	933	929	1171	1186	1193	1184
		(SD)	(128)	(141)	(150)	(135)	(198)	(219)	(220)	(209)
Positive	Low	M	883	915	918	905	1175	1192	1219	1195
	(neutral)	(SD)	(142)	(146)	(147)	(138)	(224)	(222)	(233)	(221)
	Medium	M	894	916	925	912	1180	1194	1216	1196
		(SD)	(134)	(154)	(146)	(139)	(208)	(224)	(236)	(217)
	High	M	897	911	928	912	1185	1192	1200	1193
		(SD)	(123)	(151)	(153)	(138)	(201)	(221)	(219)	(209)

Note. BG = background; IR = irrelevant object; REL = relevant object.

Table 4. Summary of intercorrelations of NA, PA, and FGA with the different ESEs overall and separately for age and order groups in Study 2

		ESEhigh/neg		ESEmed/neg		ESEhigh/pos		ESEmed/pos
Measure	Block order	Young	Old	Young	Old	Young	Old	Young	Old
NA	Neg/Pos	.33	.02	.19	−.24	−.17	−.33	−.12	−.54*
	Pos/Neg	−.37	.25	−.12	−.01	.27	.03	.28	−.05
	Overall	.11		−.03		.01		−.06
PA	Neg/Pos	−.48*	−.06	−.11	.21	.11	.14	−.14	.31
	Pos/Neg	−.02	−.27	−.12	−.05	−.31	−.25	.16	−.11
	Overall	−.20^†		−.03		−.12		.04
FGA	Neg/Pos	−.24	−.19	−.01	.40^†	−.10	.22	.20	.41^†
	Pos/Neg	−.17	−.46*	.00	−.06	−.28	−.49*	−.12	−.13
	Overall	−.26*		.08		−.18		.08

Note. ESE (= emotional Stroop effect) for: Med/Neg = medium arousing negative words; High/Neg = high arousing negative words; Med/Pos = medium arousing positive words; High/Pos = high arousing positive words. NA = negative affect; PA = positive affect; FGA = flexible goal adjustment. Neg/Pos = negative word blocks preceded positive word blocks; Pos/Neg = positive word blocks preceded negative word blocks.

^† p < .10; *p < .05.

Table 6. Predictors of change in momentary affect after negative word blocks in Study 2

	Change in momentary affect
	ESEmed/neg			ESEhigh/neg
Variable	B	β	95% CI	B	β	95% CI
Constant	−0.37*		[−0.65, −0.09]	−0.37*		[−0.65, −0.08]
ESE	0.15	0.01	[−0.27, 0.30]	0.14	0.11	[−0.16, 0.43]
Age	0.29*	0.23	[0.01, 0.57]	0.30*	0.23	[0.02 0.59]
ESE × Age	0.25^†	0.20	[−0.03, 0.54]	0.006	0.01	[−0.29, 0.30]
R^2corr	.05			.02

Note. CI = confidence interval. ESE z-standardized. Age effect coded (age: young = −1, old = 1). ESE (= emotional Stroop effect) for: Med/Neg = medium arousing negative words; High/Neg = high arousing negative words.

^† p < .10; *p < .05.

Table 7. Predictors of change in momentary affect after positive word blocks in Study 2

	Change in momentary affect
	ESEmed/pos			ESEhigh/pos
Variable	B	β	95% CI	B	β	95% CI
Constant	0.07		[−0.32, 0.46]	0.02		[−0.35, 0.38]
ESE	0.13	0.08	[−0.26, 0.53]	0.17	0.09	[−0.21, 0.55]
Age	0.39^†	0.22	[−0.01, 0.78]	0.39*	0.22	[0.02, 0.76]
ESE × Age	−0.20	−0.11	[−0.59, 0.19]	−0.65**	−0.37	[−1.03, −0.27]
R^2corr	.03			.14

Note. CI = confidence interval. ESE z-standardized. Age effect coded (age: young = −1, old = 1). ESE (= emotional Stroop effect) for: Med/Pos = medium arousing positive words; High/Pos = high arousing positive words.

^† p < .10; *p < .05; **p < .01.

Figure 3. Change in momentary affect in Study 2 after (a) negative word blocks as a function of ESE for negative medium arousing words separately for the age groups, and (b) after positive word blocks as a function of ESE for positive high arousing words separately for the age groups.

Table

Age group		Age group
Young	Old	Young	Old
High/Neg		High/Pos
ALARM	ALARM	ABITUR	ANSPORN
ANGST	ANGST	ANREIZ	APPLAUS
ANKLAGE	ANKLAGE	APPLAUS	EROTIK
ARSCH	FLUCHT	EROTIK	EUPHORIE
AUFSTAND	FURCHT	EUPHORIE	FAHRT
FLUCHT	GEFAHR	FINALE	FINALE
FURCHT	GEGNER	FLIRT	FLIRT
GEFAHR	GEWALT	FREIHEIT	FREIHEIT
GEWALT	HETZER	GEBURT	GEBURT
HETZER	IRRSINN	GENIE	GEWINN
IRRSINN	KRIEG	GEWINN	JAZZ
KRIEG	LÜGE	JAZZ	JUBEL
LEICHNAM	OHRFEIGE	JUBEL	LEISTUNG
LEID	OPFER	LIEBE	LIEBE
LÜGE	RADAU	LIEBELEI	LIEBELEI
MAHNUNG	RAUB	LUST	LUST
OHRFEIGE	SARG	PARTY	PARTY
OPFER	SCHAUDER	POTENZ	POTENZ
RAUB	SCHIMPF	REKORD	REKORD
SARG	SCHREI	RETTER	RETTER
SCHAUDER	SCHULD	ROMANZE	ROMANZE
SCHLAMPE	SKLAVE	SIEG	SIEG
SCHREI	SORGE	SIEGER	SIEGER
SEKTE	SPITZEL	SPAß	SPAß
SKLAVE	STRAFE	THEATER	THEATER
SPITZEL	STREIT	TRIUMPH	TRIUMPH
STREIT	TRENNUNG	VEREHRER	VEREHRER
TOTE	TROTZ	VORSPIEL	VORSPIEL
TRENNUNG	UNFALL	WAGEMUT	WAGEMUT
UNFALL	UNFRIEDE	WELTRUHM	WUNDER
UNTREUE	UNTREUE	WUNDER	ZIRKUS
WAHNSINN	WAHNSINN	ZUKUNFT	ZUKUNFT
Med/Neg		Med/Pos
ABSCHIED	ABSCHIED	ANSPORN	ABITUR
AMPEL	ARSCH	BALANCE	ANREIZ
ASCHE	AUFPREIS	BEGABUNG	BALANCE
AUFPREIS	BAHRE	BEWEGUNG	BEGABUNG
BAHRE	BEHÖRDE	DENKER	BEWEGUNG
BEHÖRDE	BEILEID	FAHRT	DENKER
BEILEID	FRIEDHOF	FILM	FILM
BEULE	FRIST	GEDICHT	GEDICHT
DUMMHEIT	GEJAMMER	INSTINKT	GENIE
FRIEDHOF	HABGIER	KAMERAD	IMPULS
FRIST	IDIOT	KOLLEGE	INSTINKT
GEJAMMER	KÄ€FIG	LEISTUNG	KAMERAD
GEREDE	KLINIK	LUXUS	KOLLEGE
IDIOT	KUMMER	MADEIRA	LUXUS
KÄ€FIG	MINE	MANEGE	MADEIRA
MINE	REINFALL	PRIVILEG	MANEGE
NACHTEIL	RUDEL	RUBIN	NEUBAU
REINFALL	SCHLAMPE	RÜCKKEHR	PRIVILEG
SÄGE	SEKTE	SCHILLER	RUBIN
SCHIMPF	SNOB	SILBER	RÜCKKEHR
SNOB	TOTE	SPIEL	SCHILLER
SORGEN	TRITT	SPRACHE	SILBER
TRITT	UMWEG	TALENT	SPIEL
UMWEG	UNDANK	TOLERANZ	SPRACHE
UNDANK	URNE	UNSCHULD	TALENT
UNFRIEDE	VERBOT	URLAUBER	UNSCHULD
URNE	VORWAND	VOGEL	URLAUBER
VORWAND	WAISE	VORLIEBE	VORLIEBE
WAISE	WARTEREI	VORZUG	VORZUG
WARTEREI	WITWER	WEIN	WEIN
WITWER	ZOLL	WERT	WELTRUHM
ZWEIFEL	ZWEIFEL	ZIRKUS	ZAUBER
Neutral (negative word list)		Neutral (positive word list)
ABSTAND	ABDRUCK	ABLAUF
ABTEI	ABLAUF	ABLEGER	AUSSAGE
ANZAHL	ABSTAND	ABSENDER	BALKEN
ARCHIV	ABTEIL	ABTEIL	BALTIKUM
BATTERIE	ACHSE	ACHSE	BEREICH
BEREICH	ADRESSAT	ADRESSAT	DECKEL
DAUMEN	ANZAHL	AUSSAGE	GÜRTEL
DECKEL	BATTERIE	BALKEN	HEBEL
DIELE	DAUMEN	BALTIKUM	HOCKER
FLASCHE	DIELE	FALTE	KARTEI
GEGEND	FLASCHE	GIEBEL	KARTON
HOCKER	GIEBEL	HAUBE	KRAWATTE
KARTEI	HAUBE	HOBEL	KREIDE
KARTON	HOBEL	KREIDE	LEITER
LOCHER	LATEIN	LENKER	METER
PAPPE	LENKER	LINEAL	PAPPE
PENDEL	LINEAL	METER	QUADER
QUADER	MECHANIK	ORDNER	REIHE
REIHE	MIETE	PATER	SCHRANK
SATZ	OBJEKT	PERSON	SCHRAUBE
SCHRANK	ORDNER	PUMPE	SILBE
SCHRAUBE	PATER	ROLLE	SITZUNG
SIEB	PENDEL	SITZUNG	SPULE
SILBE	PUMPE	SKAT	STEMPEL
STEMPEL	RASIERER	SORTE	TABLETT
STUHL	SATZ	SPULE	TAFEL
TABLETT	SIEB	STUFE	TASTE
TAFEL	SORTE	TASTE	THEMA
TISCH	TISCH	ZETTEL	WEBER
WEBER	WESTE	ZIEGEL	ZIEGEL
WESTE	ZETTEL	ZUSTAND	ZWECK
ZWIEBACK	ZUSTAND	ZYLINDER	ZYLINDER

Note. Med/Neg = medium arousing negative words; High/Neg = high arousing negative words; Med/Pos = medium arousing positive words; High/Pos = high arousing positive words.

Table

	Young age group			Old age group
Parameter	M (SD)	Min	Max	M (SD)	Min	Max
Arousal
High/Neg	4.15^a (0.21)	3.83	4.57	4.10^a (0.27)	3.70	4.8
Med/Neg	3.05^b (0.17)	2.68	3.28	3.01^b (0.25)	2.50	3.4
Low (Negative word blocks)	1.86^c (0.08)	1.71	2.00	1.87^c (0.08)	1.70	2.00
Low (Positive word blocks)	2.11^d (0.06)	2.00	2.22	1.82^c (0.40)	1.40	3.40
Med/Pos	2.71^e (0.32)	2.30	3.50	2.82^b (0.35)	2.10	3.40
High/Pos	3.77^f (0.24)	3.30	4.44	3.83^d (0.34)	3.40	4.80
Valence
High/Neg	−1.97^a (0.47)	−2.90	−1.10	−2.42^a (0.33)	−3.00	−1.63
Med/Neg	−1.44^b (0.43)	−2.20	−0.06	−1.67^b (0.61)	−2.71	−0.60
Low (Negative word blocks)	0.13^c (0.25)	−0.50	0.50	0.11^c (0.18)	−0.38	0.37
Low (Positive word blocks)	0.09^c (0.25)	−0.45	0.50	0.02^c (0.47)	−2.33	0.44
Med/Pos	1.36^b (0.46)	0.60	2.30	1.56^b (0.36)	1.00	2.47
High/Pos	1.72^a (0.56)	0.70	2.90	1.90^b.d (0.48)	0.84	2.75
Ftot1MIL
High/Neg	40.50^a (66.32)	0.50	315.33	50.04^a (70.63)	0.50	315.33
Med/Neg	13.54^a (22.51)	0.50	86.33	13.39^a (19.43)	0.50	72.50
Low (Negative word blocks)	30.19^a (47.37)	0	167.17	24.36^a (37.89)	0	163.17
Low (Positive word blocks)	31.29^a (55.52)	0.83	209.50	36.69^a (58.63)	0	209.50
Med/Pos	49.44^a (65.41)	1.33	202.83	36.78^a (53.90)	1.33	202.83
High/Pos	38.38^a (58.21)	1.17	226.50	45.77^a (64.20)	1.17	226.50
Syllables
High/Neg	1.78 (0.61)	1	3	1.78 (0.66)	1	3
Med/Neg	2.03 (0.54)	1	3	1.94 (0.50)	1	3
Low (Negative word blocks)	1.88 (0.42)	1	3	2.06 (0.50)	1	3
Low (Positive word blocks)	2.19 (0.47)	1	3	2.06 (0.44)	1	3
Med/Pos	2.19 (0.69)	1	3	2.25 (0.62)	1	3
High/Pos	2.13 (0.66)	1	3	2.06 (0.67)	1	3

Note. Med/Neg = medium arousing negative words; High/Neg = high arousing negative words; Med/Pos = medium arousing positive words; High/Pos = high arousing positive words. Ftot1MIL = total frequency of appearance per million words.

Norm ratings for the young age group (Vö et al., 2009). Ratings for the older age group based on a prestudy (see text for further details). Arousal was rated on a 5-point scale, and valence was rated on a 7-point scale (see Vö et al., 2009).

Comparison between word types separately for arousal, valence, and frequency and age groups. Bonferroni-adjusted comparisons. Superscripts identify differences. For valence, absolute values were compared. Bold = age group comparisons t test with p < .05 for each row. Analysis of neutral words in positive blocks in the older age group is based on only 31 words, as one word was included falsely.