Based on previous findings regarding the effects of order of mentioning (Gernsbacher & Hargreaves, 1988; Gernsbacher, Hargreaves, & Beeman, 1989), we hypothesize that first mentioned actions will be perceived as more to blame than later mentioned actions. More specifically, we expect that
1) the agent that performs the action that is mentioned first will be perceived as more to blame for the scuffle than the agent that performs the action that is mentioned second, regardless of the real order of the actions.
2) the agent that performs the action that is mentioned first will be perceived as more to blame for the injury than the agent that performs the action that is mentioned second, regardless of the real order of the actions.
Based on previous findings regarding the effects of order of questions (see Exp. 2), we hypothesize that the order of questions will not impact perceived blame. More specifically we expect that
3) the order of questions will not affect perceived blame of the agents for the scuffle.
4) the order of questions will not affect perceived blame of the agents for the injury.
In addition to a main effect for order of mentioning, we expect to find an interaction effect between order of mentioning and order of questions.