TABLE 1.

Examples of sentences and word pairs in each condition

A) Context Sentences (Word Type/Context Constraint)
Known/High	A) Peter sat gaping at the centerfold. He asked his friend if he could borrow the MAGAZINE.
	B) Tina lined up where she thought the nail should go. When she was satisfied, she asked Bruce to hand her the HAMMER.
Unknown/High	A) Peter sat gaping at the centerfold. He asked his friend if he could borrow the YERGE.
	B) Tina lined up where she thought the nail should go. When she was satisfied, she asked Bruce to hand her the VORN.
Known/Low	A) The package was rectangular and heavy and suspiciously academic. Bianca was disappointed that her uncle was giving her a BOOK.
	B) Pablo wanted to cut the lumber he had bought to make some shelves. He asked his neighbor if he could borrow her SAW.
Unknown/Low	A) The package was rectangular and heavy and suspiciously academic. Bianca was disappointed that her uncle was giving her a SHUS.
	B) Pablo wanted to cut the lumber he had bought to make some shelves. He asked his neighbor if he could borrow her THANT.
B) Word Pairs (Prime – Target)
	Synonym/ID	Related	Unrelated
Known/High	magazine-MAGAZINE	magazine - NOVEL	magazine- ACCIDENT
	hammer - HAMMER	hammer-SCREWDRIVER	hammer - LOCKER
Unknown/High	yerge – MAGAZINE	yerge – NOVEL	yerge- ACCIDENT
	vorn - HAMMER	vorn - SCREWDRIVER	hammer - LOCKER
Known/Low	book – BOOK	book – LETTER	book – ROAD
	saw - SAW	saw - AWL	saw - FACE
Unknown/Low	shus – BOOK	shus – LETTER	shus – ROAD
	thant - SAW	thant - AWL	thant – FACE

Note All word pairs were also paired with an equal number of previously unseen pseudoword (nonwords) targets, not depicted in this table. All unknown words were pronounceable pseudowords and known words were plausible and expected known word completions to the sentences. High and low constraint contexts varied on the degree to which they led to an expectation of a single meaning (high constraint) or many meanings (low constraint) as determined by cloze probability.