A verbal and written description of the task was provided to participants prior to the start of the experiment. Instructions
included the following: ‘‘(1) You will be presented with 12 words or pictures (according to the condition being tested) on a computer
screen and each item will remain on the screen for three seconds before advancing to the next item, (2) At the end of the
presentation of items you will turn to the shelves and there will be two drinking glasses placed on the upper shelf, (3) Grasp both
drinking glasses around the middle at the same time and move them to the tape marks on the lower shelf, (4) On the lower shelf,
there will be a measuring cup of water and you are to fill each glass with about an inch of water, (5) You will recall the items that
had been presented to you in the same order in which they were presented.”