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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Phon. 2012 May 1;40(3):430–442. doi: 10.1016/j.wocn.2012.02.011
The experiment consists of several parts. In each part of the experiment, you will see sentences in front of you. You will be asked to read them. Each part will be preceded by instructions.
PRACTICE:
The following sentences are similar to the ones that you will be reading during the experiment. For each part: please read the instructions, and then read the answers aloud to the experimenter.
A
Instructions:
1. Please read the question silently, and the answers aloud. Please read carefully, paying attention to punctuation.
Sentences:
What is their parents’ shift? graphic file with name nihms364879t1.jpg
 1. THEY GENERALLY DO: to 5:00, from 11:00.
 2. THEY GENERALLY DO: to 7:00, from 3:00.
 3. THEY GENERALLY DO: to 6:00, from 4:00.
B
Instructions:
2. Please read the question silently, and the answers aloud. Please read carefully, paying attention to punctuation.
Sentences:
What is their parents’ shift? graphic file with name nihms364879t1.jpg
 4. THEY GENERALLY DO: from 11:00, to 5:00.
 5. THEY GENERALLY DO: from 3:00, to 7:00
 6. THEY GENERALLY DO: from 4:00, to 6:00.
C
Instructions:
Please read the question silently, and the answers aloud. Please read carefully, and do not pause within the sentence.
Sentences:
What is their parents’ shift? graphic file with name nihms364879t1.jpg
 7. 11:00 to 5:00.
 8. 3:00 to 7:00.
 9. 4:00 to 6:00.
D
Instructions:
Please read the question silently, and the answers aloud. Please read carefully, paying attention to punctuation.
Sentences:
What range on the map grid do they have? graphic file with name nihms364879t2.jpg
 10. THEY GENERALLY HAVE: to 5, from A.
 11. THEY GENERALLY HAVE: to 1, from H.
 12. THEY GENERALLY HAVE: to 4, from B.
E
Instructions:
Please read the question silently, and the answers aloud. Please read carefully, paying attention to punctuation.
Sentences:
What range on the map grid do they have? graphic file with name nihms364879t2.jpg
 13. THEY GENERALLY HAVE: from A, to 5.
 14. THEY GENERALLY HAVE: from H, to 1.
 15. THEY GENERALLY HAVE: from B, to 4.
F
Instructions:
Please read the question silently, and the answers aloud. Please pay attention to punctuation, and do not pause within the sentence.
Sentences:
What range on the map grid do they have? graphic file with name nihms364879t2.jpg
 16. A to 5.
 17. H to 1.
 18. B to 4.