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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Dec 29.
Published in final edited form as: Memory. 2008 Oct;16(7):773–787. doi: 10.1080/09658210802261124

Stimuli used for each group and trial type. Stimuli within each trial were presented in the order below; trials were randomized.

Trial Type Stimuli
Group 1
4 long, trial 1 Turn the block over and place it by the toy.
Grandmother warmed the oven and she baked a fudge cake.
I tripped over the rug and I smashed the vase.
The drink tumbled down and my shirt was stained.
4 long, trial 2 Play in the park but expect rainy weather later.
She locked the door and then she walked to school.
The woman heard footsteps so she gripped her bag.
Our neighbor sells vegetables but he also makes fruit juice.
4 random, trial 1 Go jar she flag.
A close football your cheese.
The soon help sauce starts.
Prepared uncle and cookie.
4 random, trial 2 Girls find cut your.
Is my breakfast firewood.
Can chicken please finished.
Aunt cooked jersey almost.
4 short, trial 1 Don't scare your brother.
We took pictures as a gift.
I upset my mother.
Answer every question.
4 short, trial 2 Take your paper and pencil.
I lied about the money.
The teacher enjoys photographs.
The screaming bothers me.
8 short, trial 1 Hold the hive still.
Add some salted butter.
The yellow dog howled.
Flashes rattled the sky.
Thieves took the painting.
My feelings get hurt.
We welcomed the family.
The worm wiggled below.
8 short, trial 2 The birds circled above.
We rested before supper.
My temper causes trouble.
Dad saw them leave.
Lightning struck the building.
The witch kicked him.
Give the crab flavor.
Bees sting when surprised.
Group 2
4 long, trial 1 My temper causes trouble when my feelings get hurt.
We welcomed the family and we rested before supper.
Give the crab flavor and add some salted butter.
The birds circled above as the worm wiggled below.
4 long, trial 2 Don't scare your brother because the screaming bothers me.
The yellow dog howled as the witch kicked him.
I upset my mother when I lied about the money.
Thieves took the painting and Dad saw them leave.
4 random, trial 1 Took when pencil and surprised.
Gift building a as.
The struck pictures your sting.
Lightning paper we bees take.
4 random, trial 2 The hold sky hive.
Answer the still flashes.
Photograph teacher every.
Enjoys the rattled question.
4 short, trial 1 Then she walked to school.
My aunt cooked chicken.
I smashed the vase.
The woman heard footsteps.
4 short, trial 2 She gripped her bag.
I tripped over the rug.
She prepared a cheese sauce.
She locked the door.
8 short, trial 1 Please find your jersey.
The drink tumbled down.
Place it by the toy.
Play in the park.
Go and help your uncle.
Our neighbor sells vegetables.
She baked a fudge cake.
Breakfast is almost finished.
8 short, trial 2 Close the cookie jar.
Grandmother warmed the oven.
He also makes fruit juice.
Girls can cut firewood.
Expect rainy weather later.
Turn the block over.
My shirt was stained.
Flag football starts soon.