Reaction time (ms) of patients with MDD and HCs in Extrinsic Affective Simon Task
| Positive | Negative | t | P value | ||
| Self-words, mean (SD) | MDD | 873.01 (281.33) | 886.94 (269.67) | −1.056 | 0.294 |
| HCs | 678.75 (144.06) | 715.84 (161.27) | −3.286 | 0.001** | |
| Others-words, mean (SD) | MDD | 907.85 (281.78) | 872.24 (265.34) | 2.943 | 0.004** |
| HCs | 686.21 (152.73) | 709.71 (169.64) | −2.482 | 0.015* |
*p<0.05, **p<0.01.
HCs, healthy controls; MDD, major depressive disorder; SD, standard deviation.