The animacy advantage in memory has been observed in free-recall (e.g., Bonin et al., 2015, Félix et al., 2019, Gelin et al., 2017; 2019; Leding, 2018, Li et al., 2016, Mah et al., 2023, Meinhardt et al., 2020, Nairne et al., 2013, Nairne et al., 2017, Popp and Serra, 2016, Serra, 2021, Serra and DeYoung, 2023, VanArsdall et al., 2017), recognition (Bonin et al., 2014, VanArsdall et al., 2013), cued-recall (DeYoung and Serra, 2021, Serra and DeYoung, 2023), prospective memory (Félix et al.,