Table 1 Example stimuli for the four conditions in Experiment 1.

From: The role of answer content and length when preparing answers to questions

Answer length

Critical content

Question

Expected answer

Short

Early

Which animal barks and is also a common household pet?

Dog

Late

Which animal is a common household pet and also barks?

Long

Early

Which address, home to the Prime Minister, is in London?

Ten Downing Street

Late

Which address in London is also home to the Prime Minister?

  1. The critical content necessary for preparing an answer is highlighted in bold.