Scenario 1	Scenario 2	Scenario 3	Scenario 4
Demonstration phase
E1: This is [perpetrator child doll’s name, henceforth Perp]. He/she is four. Takes out perpetrator child doll.
E2: And this is [victim child doll’s name, henceforth Vic]. He/she is four. Takes out victim child doll.
E1: [Perp] and [Vic] were out playing one day.
E2: [Vic] said, “shall we play football?”	E2: [Vic] said, “shall we play hide-and-seek?”	E2: [Vic] said, “shall we roll like sausages?”	E2: [Vic] said, “shall we do hand-stands?”
E1: “Yes let’s do that!”
The child dolls are made to play football with a small ball, borrowed from the participant. E2: But then they got tired of football. E1: And then [Perp] said, “you’re stupid. I’m going to hit you!” Causes Perp to knock over Vic.	E2: [Vic] closed her eyes and started counting so [Perp] could hide. E1: But instead [Perp] said, “you’re stupid. I’m going to hit you!” Causes Perp to knock over Vic.	E2: They lay on the ground and started rolling around. The child dolls are caused to do so. E1: But then [Perp] jumped up and said, “you’re stupid. I’m going to stamp on you!” Causes Perp to stamp on Vic, who stays down.	E2: [Vic] did a hand-stand. Causes Vic to do so. E1: But [Perp] said “you’re stupid. I’m going to kick you in the head!” Causes Perp to kick Vic, knocking Vic over.
E2: And she/he hit/stamped on/kicked [Vic], even though [Vic] hadn’t done anything. “Ouch,” said [Vic].
Q: There was a grown-up who had seen everything. Takes out non-punishing adult doll.
P: There was another grown-up who had also seen everything. Takes out punisher adult doll.
Q: The first grown-up didn’t say anything.
P: Positions adult doll facing Perp (consistent)/Vic (inconsistent). But the other grown-up said to [Perp/Vic],
“Why are you fighting, [Perp/Vic]? Now you won’t get any sweeties. And you won’t get to watch TV either.”
Choice phase
Q: And that was the end of the story. [Participant’s name], if you got to be one of the grown-ups, which one
would you be? Points at both adult dolls simultaneously.
Further details of the choice procedure including further prompting are found in the method.
Retelling phase
Q: Now we are going to tell the story again, and [P’s name] and I will be the children again, but [participant’s name], now you get to be the grown-up and decide what the grown-up does. It could be the same as before, or it could be something new. You decide.
E2: [Perp] and [Vic] were out playing football (the child dolls are briefly caused to do so), but then they got tired of it. E1: And then [Perp] said, “you’re stupid. I’m going to hit you!” Causes Perp to knock over Vic.	E2: [Perp] and [Vic] were out playing hide-and-seek. [Vic] closed her eyes and started counting so [Perp] could hide. E1: But instead [Perp] said, “you’re stupid. I’m going to hit you!” Causes Perp to knock over Vic.	E2: [Perp] and [Vic] were out rolling like sausages. The child dolls are caused to do so. E1: But then [Perp] jumped up and said, “you’re stupid. I’m going to stamp on you!” Causes Perp to stamp on Vic.	E2: [Perp] and [Vic] were outdoing hand-stands. Causes Vic to do so. E1: But [Perp] said “you’re stupid. I’m going to kick you in the head!” Causes Perp to kick Vic, knocking Vic over.
E2: And she/he hit/stamped on/kicked [Vic], even though [Vic] hadn’t done anything. “Ouch,” said [Vic].
Q: And what does the grown-up do now?
Further details of the retelling procedure including further prompting are found in the method.