Experiment 1.
Stimuli1
| Agent Noun | Verb | Likely Object | Verb-Congruent Competitor |
Unrelated Competitor |
Agent-Related Competitor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dog | drink | water | coffee | rock | cat |
| cyclist | ride | bicycle | horse | tree | bike helmet |
| pirate | bury | treasure | PVC pipe | water | island |
| puppy | chase | butterfly | lizard | plastic cup | leash |
| cat | climb | tree | mountain | planet | cat food |
| baby | eat | oatmeal | celery | cloud | cradle |
| soldier | drive | jeep | electric car | frog | rifle |
| girl | close | jack-in-the-box | submarine hatch | glass | mother |
| zookeeper | feed | ocelot | child | computer | cage |
| fireman | wear | helmet | petticoat | slug | fire truck |
| monkey | peel | banana | potato | tree | chimpanzee |
| boy | read | comic book | novel | carpet | toy car |
| tailor | cut | fabric | paper | wind | scissors |
| chef | cut | bread | plank | computer | recipe book |
| kid | sip | lemonade | gin & tonic | bridge | slinky |
| lion | devour | meat | yogurt | slum | dog house |
| owl | follow | mouse | alligator | paperclip | tree |
| girl | taste | candy | beer | rainbow | headband |
| man | ride | motorcycle | pony | pistol | moustache |
| businessman | wear | shirt | wedding dress | sheep | ink blotter |
| waitress | help | woman | kitten | umbrella | serving tray |
| pilot | steer | airplane | dinghy | bush | badge |
| manager | fire | teenager | judge | flower | filing cabinet |