Table 1.
An Example of Trial Types in Experiment 1
| Trial Type | Event No. | Word | Printed Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| any | 1 | pelvis | red |
| any | 2 | chest | red |
| any | 3 | lung | red |
| any | 4 | shoulder | red |
| any | 5 | skunk | blue |
| any | 6 | monkey | blue |
| any | 7 | pig | blue |
| any | 8 | cat | blue |
| any | 9 | chisel | green |
| any | 10 | screw | green |
| any | 11 | crowbar | green |
| any | 12 | pliers | green |
| semantic / match | 13 | ANIMALS? | blue |
| semantic / mismatch | 13 | ANIMALS? | red or green |
| semantic / neutral | 13 | ANIMALS? | black |
| color-name / match | 13 | BLUE? | blue |
Note. This example shows recall of animals in medial position in the list presented in blue, for all four trial types. The experiment included tests of items from various categories, list positions, and colors, but always with four words in a row from each of three categories, as in the example.