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This study provides normative data on the implicit causality of interpersonal verbs in Spanish. Two experiments were carried out. In Experiment 1, ratings of the implicit causality of 100 verbs classified into four types (agent-patient, agent-evocator, stimulus-experiencer, and experiencer-stimulus) were examined. An offline task was used in which 105 adults and 163 children had to complete sentences containing one verb. Both age and gender effects in the causal biases were examined. In Experiment 2, reading times for sentences containing 60 verbs were analyzed. An online reading task was used in which 34 adults had to read sentences that were both congruent and incongruent with the implicit causality of the verb. The results support the effect of implicit causality in both adults and children, and they support the taxonomy used.
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This research was partially supported by Grant HU2006-13 from the Departamento de Educación, Universidades e Investigación del Gobierno Vasco.
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Goikoetxea, E., Pascual, G. & Acha, J. Normative study of the implicit causality of 100 interpersonal verbs in Spanish. Behavior Research Methods 40, 760–772 (2008). https://doi.org/10.3758/BRM.40.3.760
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