Table A1.

List of experimental sentences that implied either the person or the situation as the cause. (Best possible translation from Dutch)

Person-implied sentences	Valence	Person cause	Situation-implied sentences	Valence	Situation cause
Agouk looks at child pornography	−	pedophile	Alnorak swims in the Mediterranean	+	holiday
Avosa enjoys the bloodbath	−	psychopath	Angis takes the super glue	−	something broken
Dilla can work well together	+	social	Ashram shives from the wind	−	it's cold
Jun gives a bouquet at arrival	+	romantic	Birmak pushes the car	−	breakdown
Kasj rejoices over another's grief	−	sadist	Caldrik drinks at the wedding	+	party
Knarf talks to his colleagues	+	social	Calpo talks loudly during the move	−	much noise
Leezon takes care of the homeless	+	helpful	Drelnar avoids her work on public holidays	+	home with family
Loma thinks about his girlfriend	+	in love	Fablon puts the plates on the table	+	mealtime
Metel kicks the corpse	−	rage	Furaf hides for the storm	−	dangerous
Nanik tells the truth	+	honest	Kornap gets a present	+	birthday
Neesuw never talks to someone	−	asocial	Mordak buys a bandage	−	accident
Smik smiles with pleasure	+	happy	Reshta searches for eggs with the kids	+	Easter
Sniel takes advantage of others	−	stingy	Stelvine replaces the tire	−	flat tire
Spol works hard to assist others	+	helpful	Tonk quickly retrieves the lifejacket from under the seat	−	danger
Telwor sleeps on the sofa	−	tired	Xoyrish undresses in the locker room	+	sports
Fafel doesn't lose his courage	+	persistent	Adwan gets off the train	+	reaching destination
Jaho loves children	+	motherly	Brennak runs away from the rain	−	wet
Kalar joins the conversation	+	social	Ciaro is uninterested in the documentary	−	dull
Kale meets with open arms	+	warm	Cyralis pushes the motorbike	−	breakdown
Kobar hits a young girl	−	aggressive	Eelram listens to the singing	+	nice singing
Kobil calls emergency service for minor injuries	−	anxious	Equis runs over the pedestrian crossing	+	traffic rules
Lopo gives about others	+	kind	Listek can go on a holiday	+	has leave
Lusam stares at showering children	−	pedophile	Lokas pushes the swing	+	playing
Mart carries the luggage of the children	+	helpful	Maldron earns a salary	+	work
Olvij pushes the invalid	−	brutal	Nadon spits out the milk	−	sour milk
Poliw talks all the time	−	talkative	Nepril trembles in the sea	−	water is cold
Radro plays with her feelings	−	playboy	Pheldar pulls the brake	−	danger
Ringa leans against the handrail	−	tired	Therus avoids the dunghill	−	stinking
Tarin thinks that the future is beautiful	+	optimistic	Weldark throws the dice on a white-black board	+	game
Xapo goes to the hospital	−	ill	Whala shows his ticket	+	getting acces