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Published in final edited form as: J Exp Child Psychol. 2011 Dec 7;111(4):681–694. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2011.10.005

Table 2.

Schematic representation of procedure used in Experiment 1A.

Phase 1: Exposure to stem facts

1. Passage 1 for Two-Stem condition (e.g., kangaroo story: The Hungry Deer)

2. One passage for One-Stem condition (e.g., dolphin story: The Traveling Ladybug) 15 min of filler activities

3. Passage 2 for Two-Stem condition (e.g., kangaroo story: The Friendly Lizard)

4. One passage for One-Stem condition (e.g., volcano story: The Rainy Cloud) 15 min of filler activities

Phase 2: Test for generation and recognition of integration facts and recall and recognition of stem facts

1. Integration fact questions: Open-ended format

2. Stem fact questions: Recall format

3. Integration fact questions: Recognition format

4. Stem fact questions: Recognition format

Note: Only one example passage is provided for each activity. Passages were counterbalanced so that each served equally often in the One-Stem and Two-Stem conditions.