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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Jan 18.
Published in final edited form as: J Mem Lang. 2006 Aug;55(2):157–166. doi: 10.1016/j.jml.2006.03.007

Table 1.

Sample experimental items

Memory list Sentence (interference manipulation underlined) Comprehension question
(1) Non-interfering/Load table-sink-truck It was the boat/that the guy/who lived/by the sea/sailed/in two sunny days. Did the guy live by the sea?
(2) Interfering/Load table-sink-truck It was the boat/that the guy/who lived/by the sea/fixed/in two sunny days. Did the guy live by the sea?
(3) Non-interfering/No Load It was the boat/that the guy/who lived/by the sea/sailed/in two sunny days. Did the guy live by the sea?
(4) Interfering/No Load It was the boat/that the guy/who lived/by the sea/fixed/in two sunny days. Did the guy live by the sea?