Table 1.
Sentence # | Condition | Sentence |
---|---|---|
(A) | ||
1 | The cat is diagonal to the bed. | |
2 | It is in the upper left corner. | |
3 | Pronoun | It is next to the pump. |
Repeated | The cat is next to the pump. | |
New | The pump is next to the cat. | |
(B) | ||
1 | Unrelated | The cat is diagonal to the bed. |
Related | The cat is above the mouse. | |
2 | It is in the upper left corner. | |
3 | Pronoun | It is next to the pump. |
Repeated | The cat is next to the pump. |
Sentence 1 and 3 varied by condition, Sentence 2 remained constant. Participants heard one combination of each item, and each participant heard 6 of each combination of Unrelated-Pronoun, Unrelated-Repeated, Related-Pronoun, Related-Repeated within the experiment. Sentences 1 and 2 were the same in all conditions, while Sentence 3 varied by condition. (B) Sample verbal item in Experiment 2 in all conditions.