Table 1 Hypothetical mental operation of affirmative probe sentences compared to factual clauses
Condition | True affirmative (TA) | False affirmative (FA) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Target clause | The hurricane came | The hurricane came | ||
Test sentence | The hurricane came | The hurricane was away | ||
Target representation | (came, hurricane) | (came, hurricane) | ||
Test representation | (came, hurricane) | (far away, hurricane) | ||
Mental operations | + | ☑ | – | ☒ |
Response index: false ☒ | + | |||
true ☑ | Response = true | Response = false | ||
K comparison (K = 1) | K + 1 comparisons | |||
Chinese text in target | 颱風來了,……… | 颱風來了,……… | ||
Chinese text in probe | 颱風來了,……… | 颱風遠離了,……… | ||