Table 1.

Example stimuli.

Construction phrases
3 Elements	“a dark blue carpet”… “a carved chest of drawers”… “an orange striped pencil”
4 Elements	“a wooden bench”… “a plain beige carpet”… “a small black cabinet”… “a pair of woolly gloves”
5 Elements	“a clear glass desk”… “a white electric fan”… “a polished marble floor”… “a canvass director's chair”… “a silver CD rack”
6 Elements	“a brown parquet floor”… “a metal waste paper basket”… “a maroon leather sofa”… “a beige patterned wall”… “a round low glass table”… “a small carriage clock”
Control phrases
3 Elements	“a close description”… “a sum investigation”… “an altitude force”
4 Elements	“a complement similarity”… “an edge foundation”… “a secure approach”… “an inhibition clearance”
5 Elements	“a patience mineral”… “a notice route”… “an interest ambition”… “a content necessity”… “a compared moment”
6 Elements	“a series legality”… “a main variety”… “a style occupation”… “a sampler company”…. “a calculus purpose”… “a rarity growth”