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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Mem Lang. 2012 Sep 4;67(4):407–425. doi: 10.1016/j.jml.2012.07.010

Table 1.

Example Materials for Experiments 1, 2, and 3.

Context Sense Completion Sentence(s)
Experiment 1
Dominant Dominant The fashion designers discussed the cotton. The fabric was not what they had been hoping for.
Dominant Subordinate The fashion designers discussed the cotton. The crop was not what they had been hoping for.
Subordinate Dominant The farm owners discussed the cotton. The fabric was not what they had been hoping for.
Subordinate Subordinate The farm owners discussed the cotton. The crop was not what they had been hoping for.
Neutral Dominant They discussed the cotton. The fabric was not what they had been hoping for.
Neutral Subordinate They discussed the cotton. The crop was not what they had been hoping for.
Experiments 2 & 3
Dominant Dominant The fashion designers discussed the cotton after the fabric ripped a second time.
Dominant Subordinate The fashion designers discussed the cotton after the crop failed a second time.
Subordinate Dominant The farm owners discussed the cotton after the fabric ripped a second time.
Subordinate Subordinate The farm owners discussed the cotton after the crop failed a second time.
Neutral Dominant They discussed the cotton after the fabric ripped a second time.
Neutral Subordinate They discussed the cotton after the crop failed a second time.