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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cogn Psychol. 2012 Jan 4;64(3):186–214. doi: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2011.12.001

Table 2.

Items used in Experiment 3

Category Generic Form “No” form

Bear Bears can bark No bears can sing
Shark Sharks breathe underwater No sharks breathe in air
Rabbit Rabbits keep food in their tummies No rabbits keep food in their cheeks
Snail Snails breathe through their side No snails breathe through their mouths
Hippo Hippos eat plants No hippos eat meat
Skunk Skunks go out at night No skunks sleep at night
Spider Spiders have eight legs No spiders have nine legs
Bee Bees have five eyes No bees have six eyes
Chimp Chimps can run fast No chimps can swim
Rhino Rhinos have horns made out of hair No rhinos have horns made out of bone
Butterfly Butterflies taste with their feet No butterflies taste with their mouths
Frog Frogs sleep all winter long No frogs stay awake all winter long
Camel Camels store fat in their humps No camels store water in their humps
Snake Snakes have tongues No snakes have ears
Seahorse Seahorses come out of their dads’ tummies No seahorses come out of their moms’ tummies
Cat Cats sweat through their paws No cats sweat through their tails