Thank you for agreeing to participate. You will complete two tasks. During the first task, you will create complete words using incomplete word stems with letters missing. During the second task, you will read and respond to hypothetical scenarios as if you had actually experienced them.
You will be presented with words with some letters missing (e.g., AP_ LE). These can be completed to form either negative, or non-negative (i.e. positive or neutral) themed words. Some fragments could be completed to form more than one type of word.
Your job is to complete the word fragments to make positive and/or neutral themed words. When a word fragment appears on your screen (e.g., KI _ _), try to think of either a positive (e.g., KISS) or neutral (e.g., KITE) word that can be made by completing the fragment. As soon as you think of one, type the complete word into the text box and press enter. If the fragment can ONLY be completed to form a negative word (e.g., "KI_L" can only form "KILL"), then do not press anything and let the clock expire. You will have 12 seconds to respond. Please try to respond as quickly and as accurately as possible.
Your job is to identify as many negative themed words as possible. When a word fragment appears on your screen (e.g., KI _ _), try to think of a negative (e.g., KILL) word that can be made by completing the fragment. As soon as you think of one, type the complete word in the text box and press enter. If the fragment can ONLY be completed to form either a positive (e.g., KIS_) or neutral (e.g., KIT_) word, then do not press anything and let the clock expire. You will have 12 seconds to respond. Please try to respond as quickly and as accurately as possible.
Your job is to complete the fragment to form a complete word as quickly as possible. As soon as you think of word, please type the complete word into the text box and press enter. You will have 12 seconds to respond.
The first five trials are for practice only and will not be recorded for data.