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. 2018 May 18;6:e4831. doi: 10.7717/peerj.4831

Table 1. Example statements provided to participants.

Statement type: Self & other perspective, with I-language.
Example: Lucy, I understand that you are very tired after work, but I feel it is unfair that I have to do all the cleaning by myself, and I think you should help with the cleaning.
Statement type: Self & other perspective, with you-language.
Example: Lucy, you are very tired after work, but it is unfair that I have to do all the cleaning by myself, and you should help with the cleaning.
Statement type: Other perspective, with I-language.
Example: Lucy, I understand that you are very tired after work, but I think you should help with the cleaning.
Statement type: Other perspective, with you-language.
Example: Lucy, you are very tired after work, but you should help with the cleaning.
Statement type: Self perspective, with I-language.
Example: Lucy, I feel that it is unfair that I have to do all the cleaning by myself, and I think you should help with the cleaning.
Statement type: Self perspective, with you-language.
Example: Lucy, it is unfair that I have to do all the cleaning by myself, and you should help with the cleaning.
Statement type: No perspective, with I-language.
Example: Lucy, I think you should help with the cleaning.
Statement type: No perspective, with you-language.
Example: Y. Lucy, you should help with the cleaning.

Notes:

Provided above each statement in italics is the type of perspective/s communicated in the statement, and whether the statement is written predominately using either I or you language. Note that the statement type information provided in italics in the table was not presented to participants.