Appendix Table
Detailed description of stimuli used for proactive interference task
Stimulus Set* / Semantic Category†
Practice Trial / {finger, nose, foot, eye} / body parts
Block 1
Trial 1 (Non-interference) / {lion, dog, pig, sheep} / animals
Trial 2 (Interference) / {bear, cat, elephant, rabbit} / animals
Trial 3 (Interference) / {horse, turtle, cow, deer} / animals
Trial 4 (Non-interference) / {spoon, glass, bowl, fork} / kitchen utensils
Block 2
Trial 1 (Non-interference) / {coat, shoe, pants, swimsuit} / clothing
Trial 2 (Interference) / {belt, shirt, gloves, shorts} / clothing
Trial 3 (Interference) / {hat, sock, dress, tie} / clothing
Trial 4 (Non-interference) / {chair, bed, couch, table} / furniture
Block 3
Trial 1 (Non-interference) / {train, bicycle, truck, helicopter} / transportation
Trial 2 (Interference) / {tractor, boat, car, rocket} / transportation
Trial 3 (Interference) / {airplane, bus, motorcycle, fire engine} / transportation
Trial 4 (Non-interference) / {guitar, drum, piano, trumpet} / musical instruments
Block 4
Trial 1 (Non-interference) / {apple, grapes, strawberry, peach} / fruit
Trial 2 (Interference) / {cherries, lemon, watermelon, pear} / fruit
Trial 3 (Interference) / {orange, pineapple, banana, plum} / fruit
Trial 4 (Non-interference) / {ball, wagon, balloon, baseball bat} / playthings
*Visual stimuli were drawn from those developed by Rossion and Pourtois (2004) which, in turn, were based loosely on the Snodgrass and Vanderwart (1980) stimulus set.
†The selection of the semantic categories and exemplar items were based on normative data from Battig and Montague (1969).