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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Dec 3.
Published in final edited form as: Mem Cognit. 1986 May;14(3):230–237. doi: 10.3758/bf03197698

APPENDIX.

Target Items Used in Experiments 1 and 2

High-Frequency Words
think black hand must drive told went
small place great still state group want
mind help glass field blood change close
land trees class plan built brown stage
cold tried range bring growth start stand
stock sent trade trial friend chance placed
truth spent plant sense green speak price
High-Frequency Nonwords
/bɪnk/ /blæf/ /hɔnd/ /mʌnt/ /praɪv/ /tæld/ /wɪnt/
/smol/ /plef/ /gref/ /stæl/ /spet/ /prup/ /lant/
/mʌnd/ /hεlk/ /glɪs/ /mild/ /blɪd/ /kendʓ/ /klop/
/lɪnd/ /troz/ /klæg/ /plʌn/ /mɪlt/ /graʄn/ /stεdʓ/
/dʓold/ /graɪd/ /rɪndʓ/ /brɪv/ /gloθ/ /spart/ /smænd/
/stik/ /sɪnt/ /dred/ /draɪl/ /frεld/ /bæns/ /pleft/
/trʌθ/ /spont/ /glænt/ /sεls/ /grib/ /spʌk/ /praɪl/
Low-Frequency Words
bald belch smug creep flock halt hint
scanned slate spade wrist blend blows blunt
dense dread dusk grips mask slack sped
trades clicked clocks crisp kills plots scout
slips stunned tricks cracks hunch prop slick
twin wink brute pinch snack cling bins
bolt gram scars stole clause quill clashed
Low-Frequency Nonwords
/bʌld/ /bεld/ /smʌf/ /krɪp/ /slak/ /kɔlt/ hoʄnt/
/skʌnd/ /klet/ /spad/ /dɪst/ /brεnd/ /blov/ /plʌnt/
/dεls/ /drɪd/ /Iʌsk/ /grɪks/ /mosk/ /klæk/ /smεd/
/predʓ/ /blɪkt/ /glaks/ /krɪlp/ /kɪlf/ /flats/ /skot/
/stɪps/ /stind/ /trɪfs/ /præks/ /hʌlʈ ʃ/ /pras/ /slʌk/
/kwɪn/ /wank/ /brɪt/ /pænʈ ʃ/ /snæf/ /krɪŋ/ /lɪnz/
/bolf/ /glæm/ /skæz/ /stεl/ /kliz/ /kwaɪl/ /klæft/