Table 2.
A schematic representing the items presented in Studies 1 and 3. In the learning phase participants were introduced to two characters (and their siblings in the case of Study 3).Participants were then asked which of the two characters (or their siblings in Study 3) would perform a different intentional good or bad action in the Test Phase. We have also listed the predicted response used to conduct analyses. The types of items with asterisks were included in Study 2.
Learning Phase | Test Phase (Who would perform an…?) | Predicted Response |
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*Intentional Good vs. Intentional Bad | Intentional Good Action | Intentional Good |
*Intentional Good vs. Intentional Bad | Intentional Bad Action | Intentional Bad |
*Lucky vs. Unlucky | Intentional Good Action | Lucky |
*Lucky vs. Unlucky | Intentional Bad Action | Unlucky |
Intentional Good vs. Lucky | Intentional Good Action | Intentional Good |
Intentional Good vs. Lucky | Intentional Bad Action | Lucky |
Unlucky vs. Intentional Bad | Intentional Good Action | Unlucky |
Unlucky vs. Intentional Bad | Intentional Bad Action | Intentional Bad |