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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2009 Sep 17;32(4):388–397. doi: 10.1080/13803390903130729

Table 1.

Sample Scenario and Speech Act Manipulation

Cheryl and Dan have been married for 20 years.
Dan tends to be somewhat forgetful.
Today, Cheryl is sure Dan didn=t remember (had forgotten) his dentist appointment.
They are eating breadfast (dinner) together when Cheryl says to Dan:
Cheryl: Don=t forget (I=ll bet you forgot) to go to your dentist appointment today.
Probe: Remind

Note: The speech act version contained the italicized material; the control version was created by replacing the italicized material with the material in parentheses.