Table 1.

Stimulus categories

Adjective phrasePositionSentence exampleCorrect answer
Subject-relativeEarlyKings with three black horses that appreciate queens are goodMale
Subject-relativeLateKings that appreciate queens with three black horses are goodMale
Object-relativeEarlyKings with three black horses that queens appreciate are goodFemale
Object-relativeLateKings that queens appreciate with three black horses are goodFemale
  • * The action verb is italicized and the participant has to indicate gender of the agent performing the action.