. 2015 Dec 11;69(11):2130–2146. doi: 10.1080/17470218.2015.1106566

Table 1. Example material in all experimental conditions in Experiment 1.

Condition
Sarcastic criticism (with device) Sarcastic criticism (no device) Literal criticism (with device) Literal criticism (no device) Sarcastic praise (with device) Sarcastic praise (no device) Literal praise (with device) Literal praise (no device)	Tanya had noticed that Jenny had put on a lot of weight. She texted her to say: “I see the diet is going well [:-P / ;-) /_. . ./!]” Tanya had noticed that Jenny had put on a lot of weight. She texted her to say: “I see the diet is going well” Tanya had noticed that Jenny had put on a lot of weight. She texted her to say: “I see the diet is going badly [:-P / ;-) /_. . ./!]” Tanya had noticed that Jenny had put on a lot of weight. She texted her to say: “I see the diet is going badly” Tanya had noticed that Jenny had lost a lot of weight. She texted her to say: “I see the diet is going badly [:-P / ;-) /_. . ./!]” Tanya had noticed that Jenny had lost a lot of weight. She texted her to say: “I see the diet is going badly” Tanya had noticed that Jenny had lost a lot of weight. She texted her to say: “I see the diet is going well [:-P / ;-) /_. . ./!]” Tanya had noticed that Jenny had lost a lot of weight. She texted her to say: “I see the diet is going well”

Condition

Sarcastic criticism (with device)
Sarcastic criticism (no device)
Literal criticism (with device)
Literal criticism (no device)
Sarcastic praise (with device)
Sarcastic praise (no device)
Literal praise (with device)
Literal praise (no device)

Tanya had noticed that Jenny had put on a lot of weight. She texted her to say: “I see the diet is going well [:-P / ;-) /_. . ./!]”
Tanya had noticed that Jenny had put on a lot of weight. She texted her to say: “I see the diet is going well”
Tanya had noticed that Jenny had put on a lot of weight. She texted her to say: “I see the diet is going badly [:-P / ;-) /_. . ./!]”
Tanya had noticed that Jenny had put on a lot of weight. She texted her to say: “I see the diet is going badly”
Tanya had noticed that Jenny had lost a lot of weight. She texted her to say: “I see the diet is going badly [:-P / ;-) /_. . ./!]”
Tanya had noticed that Jenny had lost a lot of weight. She texted her to say: “I see the diet is going badly”
Tanya had noticed that Jenny had lost a lot of weight. She texted her to say: “I see the diet is going well [:-P / ;-) /_. . ./!]”
Tanya had noticed that Jenny had lost a lot of weight. She texted her to say: “I see the diet is going well”