Table 1.
Sample Passages for Each Experimental Condition.
Text Condition | Sample Passage |
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Forward Associated | When the bear was awoke by the wandering chipmunk, he was filled with rage. The anger ruined her beautiful sweater. |
Backward Associated | When the bear was awoke by the wandering chipmunk, he was filled with anger. The rage ruined her beautiful sweater. |
Baseline #1 | The bear was wandering early when he woke up the chipmunk. The anger he had experienced in early spring resembled the chipmunks today. |
Baseline #2 | The bear was wandering early when he woke up the chipmunk. The rage he had experienced in early spring resembled the chipmunks today. |
Note. The critical word (rain) is underlined and in bold at the beginning of the second sentence. The antecedent words in the paraphrase conditions are underlined.