Table 1.

Experimental conditions and example stimuli

Trial type	Emotional	Non-emotional
Congruent	Cockroaches are smaller than snakes.	Adults are younger than children.
	Cockroaches are bigger than maggots.	Adults are older than infants.
	Snakes are bigger than maggots?	Children are older than infants?
	(Valid, Believable); 24 trials	(Valid, Believable); 24 trials
Incongruent	Tobacco is more poisonous than venom.	Trees are taller than flowers.
	Tobacco is less poisonous than mucus.	Trees are shorter than grass.
	Venom is less poisonous than mucus?	Flowers are shorter than grass?
	(Valid, Unbelievable); 24 trials	(Valid, Unbelievable); 24 trials