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 |