We adopted language constructions similar to those used in past studies (Grant & Suddendorf,
2011; Russell et al., 2010); that is, our instructions used auxiliary verbs in their future tense (e.g.,
‘‘will’’, ‘‘going’’, ‘‘go’’). Feature demands were manipulated by changing the number of locations in
the pretend neighborhood (houses and stores). In the high demand condition the neighborhood
included six buildings, whereas in the low demand condition it included four buildings. Children were
also divided into different perspective groups (self vs. other) as in Russell and colleagues’ (2010) study.