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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Cogn Neurosci. 2011 May 13;23(11):3586–3597. doi: 10.1162/jocn_a_00053

Table 1.

Examples of Experimental Stimuli

Condition Example Sentences
Congruent
Literal
The curious kids searched for wildlife.
The pond creature was a water bug.
Incongruent
Literal
He is biting into a piece of fruit.
Frank's car is a dune buggy.
Congruent
Metaphor
They casually traveled across the Mediterranean.
A sailboat is a floating leaf.
Incongruent
Metaphor
The name of the band is not creative.
The policeman's hands are a traffic light.