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. 2016 Nov 30;36(48):12180–12191. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4100-15.2016

Table 2.

Mean (SD) of ratings for naturalness, probability, plausibility, and comprehensibility as well as for event causality quantified in the Dowty (1991) proto-role propertiesa

Condition NAT PRO PLA COM VOL SEN CAU MOA MOU CHA CHU
AH 3.2 (0.8) 3.0 (0.9) 2.6 (0.8) 3.6 (0.6) 3.6 (0.8) 3.6 (0.7) 3.3 (0.9) 3.6 (0.8) 1.8 (0.9) 3.2 (0.9) 3.3 (0.8)
AL 3.2 (0.8) 2.9 (0.9) 2.5 (0.8) 3.6 (0.7) 3.0 (1) 3.0 (0.9) 2.7 (1) 2.8 (1) 2.2 (1) 2.7 (1) 2.7 (1)
PH 3.2 (0.8) 2.9 (0.9) 2.5 (0.8) 3.6 (0.6) 3.5 (0.9) 3.6 (0.7) 3.2 (0.9) 3.6 (0.8) 1.8 (0.9) 3.3 (0.8) 3.3 (0.8)
PL 3.1 (0.8) 2.9 (0.9) 2.5 (0.8) 3.6 (0.6) 3.2 (1) 3.1 (0.9) 2.9 (1) 2.9 (1) 2.2 (1) 2.9 (1) 2.9 (1)

a NAT, Naturalness; PRO, probability; PLA, plausibility; COM, comprehensibility; VOL, volition; SEN, sentience; CAU, causation; MOA, motion agent; MOU, motion undergoer; CHA, change agent; CHU, change undergoer; AH, active-high; AL, active-low; PH, passive-high; PL, passive-low.