Table I.
Example of word pairs, counterbalanced across conditions, derived from the triplet “lion–tiger‐stripes”
| Experimental condition | Example | Frequency | Word length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Directly related | tiger‐stripes | Prime: 70 (133) | Prime: 5 (1) |
| Target: 101 (431) | Target: 5 (1) | ||
| Indirectly related | lion‐stripes | Prime: 75 (253) | Prime: 5 (1) |
| Target: 101 (431)a | Target: 5 (1)a | ||
| Unrelated | chair‐stripes | Prime: 70 (133)a | Prime: 5 (1)a |
| Target: 101 (431)a | Target: 5 (1)a | ||
| Word–nonword | skate‐soble | Prime: 74 (121) | Prime: 5 (1) |
| Target: NA | Target: 5 (1) |
NA: not applicable. Means are shown with standard deviations in brackets.
a
These values are exactly the same as the directly related condition because of how, across subjects, these words were counterbalanced.