| Group 1 in Task 1 |
Non-synonymous Cohort, i.e., the first syllables of the prime and target were the same but the meaning of the two words was unrelated. |
zao3tui4—zao3fan4 (“leave early”—“ breakfast”) |
N |
| Synonymous Cohort, i.e., the first syllables of the prime and target were the same and the two words were synonymous. |
zao3can1—zao3fan4 (both mean “breakfast”) |
N |
| Identical, i.e., the prime and the target were the same words. |
zao3fan4—zao3fan4 (“breakfast”—“ breakfast”) |
Y |
| Unrelated, i.e., the two words were not related either phonologically or semantically. |
shou3duan4—zao3fan4 (“means”—“ breakfast”) |
N |
| Group 1 in Task 2 |
Non-synonymous Cohort |
gong1yu4—gong1zheng4 (“apartment”—“justice”) |
N |
| Synonymous Cohort |
gong1ping2—gong1zheng4 (both mean “justice”) |
Y |
| Identical |
gong1zheng4—gong1zheng4 (“justice”—“justice”) |
Y |
| Unrelated |
ran2hou4—gong1zheng4 (“then”—“justice”) |
N |
| Group 2 in Task 2 |
Synonymous |
gong1zi1—xin1shui3 (“both mean salary”) |
Y |
| Identical |
xin1shui3—xin1shui3 (“salary”—“salary”) |
Y |
| Unrelated |
gai4nian4—xin1shui3 (“concept”—“salary”) |
N |
