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Experiment title: The Embodiment of Adjectives in a Lexical Decision Task. 
Purpose of the experiment:  I am Keith, a researcher at Maynooth University`s Department of Psychology, and I am conducting an experiment as part of a PhD project. The purpose of the experiment is to test the role of the motor system in language processing. 
What does the experiment involve?  The experiment will present a series of onscreen trials. Each trial will present two strings of letters in the centre of the screen, one at a time, and the second letter string will always appear in blue/lilac font.  Your task is to read the letter strings carefully, and respond as quickly as possible each time the blue/lilac letter string is a real word. Respond by pressing the spacebar on the keyboard of your laptop or PC with your right hand only. Please refrain from responding when the blue/lilac letter string is NOT a real word. Note, the experiment can only be completed using a PC or laptop keyboard and needs to be undertaken in a quiet room. English must also be your first language. The experiment will take approximately 15 minutes to complete, and there will be an opportunity for a break at various stages throughout. 
 

Who has approved the experiment?  The experiment has been reviewed and has received ethical approval from Maynooth University Research Ethics Committee. You may have a copy of this approval if you request it. 

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