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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cognition. 2014 Aug 24;133(2):474–479. doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2014.08.002

Table 1.

Stimulus Toy Sets and their Associated Manner and Goal Actions

Stimulus Toy Set Manner Action Goal Action Final Goal
Head-Light* Place head on light Push light Light turns on
(Place elbow on light)
Button-Box* Place object 1 on button Push button Noise sounds
(Place object 2 on button)
Hinged-Box* Brush top of box with object Open box Retrieve toy from inside box
(Knock side of box with object)
Velcro-Tube Place Velcro handle on top of tube Shake tube Tube makes noise
Knock-Box Knock on outside of box with fist Open box Retrieve toy from inside box
Elbow-Box Use elbow to open slide-box Open box Retrieve toy from inside box

Note: All stimulus toy sets were utilized in the between-subjects paradigm (dataset 1). Only 8 those sets with an asterisk were utilized in the within-subjects paradigm (dataset 2). Actions in 9 parentheses denote alternative actions created for the within-subjects design.