Stimuli used in Thornton, MacDonald, and Arnold (2000), which were adapted from Spivey-Knowlton and Sedivy (1995). Items are presented as follows: (a) short condition, VP attachment disambiguation, (b) long condition, VP attachment disambiguation, (c) short condition, NP attachment disambiguation, (d) long condition, NP attachment disambiguation.

1.
(a)
The salesman glanced at the customer with suspicion and then walked away.
(b)
The salesman glanced at the amazingly rude young customer with suspicion and then walked away.
(c)
The salesman glanced at the customer with ripped jeans and then walked away.
(d)
The salesman glanced at the amazingly rude young customer with ripped jeans and then walked away.
2.
(a)
The contestant hoped for the prize with anticipation but left empty handed.
(b)
The contestant hoped for the really great gameshow prize with anticipation but left empty handed.
(c)
The contestant hoped for the prize with lots of cash but left empty-handed.
(d)
The contestant hoped for the really great gameshow prize with lots of cash but left empty-handed.

3.
(a)
The executive sought the promotion with determination but was fired instead.
(b)
The executive sought the highly competitive corporate promotion with determination but was fired instead.
(c)
The executive sought the promotion with the pay raise but was fired instead.
(d)
The executive sought the highly competitive corporate promotion with the pay raise but was fired instead.

4.
(a)
The troubled woman looked to the priest with hope and he helped her.
(b)
The troubled woman looked to the highly revered Catholic priest with hope and he helped her.
(c)
The troubled woman looked to the priest with experience and he helped her.
(d)
The troubled woman looked to the highly revered Catholic priest with experience and he helped her.

5.
(a)
The old man listened to the opera with a hearing aid and liked it very much.
(b)
The old man listened to the famous old German opera with a hearing aid and liked it very much.
(c)
The old man listened to the opera with six acts and liked it very much.
(d)
The old man listened to the famous old German opera with six acts and liked it very much.

6.
(a)
The woman expected the bus with anticipation but was at the wrong stop.
(b)
The woman expected the newly refurbished downtown bus with anticipation but was at the wrong stop.
(c)
The woman expected the bus with air-conditioning but was at the wrong stop.
(d)
The woman expected the newly refurbished downtown bus with air-conditioning but was at the wrong stop.

7.
(a)
The spy saw the cop with binoculars but the cop didn't see him.
(b)
The spy saw the poorly disguised undercover cop with binoculars but the cop didn't see him.
(c)
The spy saw the cop with a revolver but the cop didn't see him.
(d)
The spy saw the poorly disguised undercover cop with a revolver but the cop didn't see him.

8.
(a)
The sailor looked for the ship with his telescope but saw nothing all day.
(b)
The sailor looked for the anxiously awaited rescue ship with his telescope but saw nothing all day.
(c)
The sailor looked for the ship with red sails but saw nothing all day.
(d)
The sailor looked for the anxiously awaited rescue ship with red sails but saw nothing all day.

9.
(a)
The bank manager knew the combination with certainty but never used it.
(b)
The bank manager knew the highly complex safe combination with certainty but never used it.
(c)
The bank manager knew the combination with 12 digits but never used it.
(d)
The bank manager knew the highly complex safe combination with 12 digits but never used it.

10.
(a)
The T.A. despised the student with obvious hatred but always graded fairly.
(b)
The T.A. despised the incredibly obnoxious law student with obvious hatred but always graded fairly.
(c)
The T.A. despised the student with a bad attitude but always graded fairly.
(d)
The T.A. despised the incredibly obnoxious law student with a bad attitude but always graded fairly.

11.
(a)
The musician heard the performance with great pleasure and loved it all.
(b)
The musician heard the well publicized student performance with great pleasure and loved it all.
(c)
The musician heard the performance with thirty violins and loved it all.
(d)
The musician heard the well publicized student performance with thirty violins and loved it all.

12.
(a)
The scholar strived for the award with great effort and finally won it.
(b)
The scholar strived for the internationally competitive academic award with great effort and finally won it.
(c)
The scholar strived for the award with great prestige and finally won it.
(d)
The scholar strived for the internationally competitive academic award with great prestige and finally won it.

13.
(a)
The supervisor demanded the report with insistence so we all worked on it.
(b)
The supervisor demanded the fully detailed quarterly report with insistence so we all worked on it.
(c)
The supervisor demanded the report with sales figures so we all worked on it.
(d)
The supervisor demanded the fully detailed quarterly report with sales figures so we all worked on it.

14.
(a)
The child tasted the chocolate with delight and quickly ate it all.
(b)
The child tasted the carefully hidden Christmas chocolate with delight and quickly ate it all.
(c)
The child tasted the chocolate with almonds and quickly ate it all.
(d)
The child tasted the carefully hidden Christmas chocolate with almonds and quickly ate it all.

15.
(a)
The young girl loved the man with all her heart but she feared marriage.
(b)
The young girl loved the temporarily unemployed older man with all her heart but she feared marriage.
(c)
The young girl loved the man with the sense of humor but she feared marriage.
(d)
The young girl loved the temporarily unemployed older man with the sense of humor but she feared marriage.

16.
(a)
The designer smelled the perfume with satisfaction and pronounced it divine.
(b)
The designer smelled the appallingly expensive French perfume with satisfaction and pronounced it divine.
(c)
The designer smelled the perfume with a sharp smell and pronounced it divine.
(d)
The designer smelled the appallingly expensive French perfume with a sharp smell and pronounced it divine.