Orienting task phase
The experiment was conducted with a group of participants under incidental memory conditions. The participants were informed that the task was a pilot test to gather information about the Japanese language. The task was explained with examples of slides on a screen in front of the classroom. The orienting instructions were: β€œA Kanji word is shown on the screen.” β€œOn each slide (pointing to the example on the screen), your task is to recall episodes you have experienced in the past but not say anything.” Each participant performed the tasks on each slide on the orientation list with a 5 s per slide time limit.