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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cognition. 2009 Nov 25;114(2):151–164. doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2009.08.017

Table 2.

Sample story prime and counterbalance sentences

Prime Singular A trio of famous violinists was now scheduled for opening night.
Neutral A trio of famous violinists had now been scheduled for opening night.
Plural A trio of famous violinists were now scheduled for opening night.
Counterbalance Singular These performances were certain to be spectacular.
Neutral This event was certain to be spectacular.
Plural This event was certain to be spectacular.