Table 1.
Example stimuli
Opposite Cue | Expected | Incongruent |
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The opposite of above | below | civil |
The opposite of bottom | top | clear |
The opposite of dirty | clean | final |
The opposite of future | past | stage |
The opposite of heaven | hell | chief |
The opposite of male | female | green |
The opposite of over | under | least |
The opposite of rise | fall | name |
The opposite of shallow | deep | active |
The opposite of victory | defeat | company |
Category Cue | High Typicality | Low Typicality | Incongruent |
---|---|---|---|
A kind of tree | Oak | ash | tin |
A part of the human body | Leg | throat | keys |
A type of reading material | magazine | poem | ration |
An insect | Ant | hornet | gate |
A type of dance | waltz | tap | bait |
A type of tax | income | estate | sleeve |
A green vegetable | lettuce | cabbage | patient |
A part of a house | bedroom | basement | dictator |
A cleaning instrument | broom | towel | porch |
A water sport | swimming | rowing | pottery |