Table 1 Example stimuli for the four experimental conditions
| Condition | Example (Chinese) | English Translation |
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| BC (causal-consistent) | 外婆从哈尔滨迁到了海南, 因为她喜欢那里冬天暖和。 | Grandma moved from Harbin to Hainan because she liked the warm winters there. |
| BI (causal-inconsistent) | 外婆从海南迁到了哈尔滨, 因为她喜欢那里冬天暖和。 | Grandma moved from Hainan to Harbin because she liked the warm winters there. |
| AC (although-consistent) | 外婆从海南迁到了哈尔滨, 尽管她喜欢那里冬天暖和。 | Grandma moved from Hainan to Harbin although she liked the warm winters there. |
| AI (although-inconsistent) | 外婆从哈尔滨迁到了海南, 尽管她喜欢那里冬天暖和。 | Grandma moved from Harbin to Hainan although she liked the warm winters there. |
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