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A second experiment clarified whether this effect was unique to valence (affective) ratings or whether it extended to semantic (cognitive) ratings as well. The second experiment was identical to the first one, but here participants rated the level of abstractness of the same visually presented words. Results indicated that abstractness ratings were not affected by the tactile stimuli. 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