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Normed Metaphor Stimuli

I normed 120 high- and low-familiarity metaphor sentences. 
 
Each metaphor sentence is paired with a figurative and literal word target and a literal sentence (matched on word frequency and length). All metaphors and matched literal sentences are in "An X is/was a Y" format (e.g., The class is a sedative). 

Three norming experiments were conducted to validate the stimuli:

  • Experiment 1: Collect familiarity ratings 

  • Experiment 2: Generate literal and metaphoric target words

  • Experiment 3: Collect target word relatedness ratings

 

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