scholarly journals An influence of flanker in a category verification task on semantic satiation effect

2005 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 336-343
Author(s):  
Takashi Shimokido
Keyword(s):  
Verification Task ◽  
Semantic Satiation ◽  
Satiation Effect

Semantic Satiation in Concept Formation

1965 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leon A. Jakobovits
Keyword(s):  
Concept Formation ◽  
Classification Task ◽  
Semantic Satiation ◽  
Satiation Effect

This study deals with generalization of the semantic satiation effect to a concept formation task which involves the grouping of words into classes. Experimental Ss were given satiation treatment on words which were thought to mediate solution to the classification task, while control Ss were given satiation treatment on irrelevant words. It was shown that experimental Ss differed from controls with respect to the type of solutions given in the concept formation task.

scholarly journals On the locus of the semantic satiation effect: Evidence from event-related brain potentials

2000 ◽  
Vol 28 (8) ◽  
pp. 1366-1377 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Kounios ◽  
Sonja A. Kotz ◽  
Phillip J. Holcomb
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Satiation ◽  
Brain Potentials ◽  
Satiation Effect

Empty words in schizophrenia. Semantic satiation as the mechanism of formal language disorders

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 1483-1483
Author(s):  
K. Prochwicz
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Subjects ◽  
Formal Language ◽  
Language Disorders ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Cognitive Mechanisms ◽  
Semantic Satiation ◽  
Satiation Effect ◽  
Computer Screen ◽  
Schizophrenic Patients

The aim of the research was to explain the cognitive mechanisms responsible for formal language disorders in schizophrenia by relating them to the semantic satiation effect.The semantic satiation is the subjective and temporary experience of loss of meaning of words which are repeatedly and rapidly pronounced. Saying it aloud or fixating it the person ceases to understand the word's meaning still being able to recognizing its formal features. The loss of access to the meaning of words and building the utterances on the basis of formal aspects of words is a common feature of schizophrenic language. Therefore it could be assumed that schizophrenic patients would be prone to satiation effect more than healthy subjects.Semantic satiation was determined for patients suffering from schizophrenia and for healthy controls. Participants task was to compare the meanings of two words presented on a computer screen and decide if they are semantically related. Negative, positive and emotionally neutral words were used as the first element for each pair and they were satiated by the prolonged presentation. It was expected that the loss of meaning of satiated word would delay participants’ lexical decision and that this effect should be stronger for the schizophrenic than for control group.The results confirmed that people suffering from schizophrenia are more susceptible for semantic satiation effect. Also it was observed that in this group the satiation effect depends on valence of words. Emotionally positive and negative words were satiated faster than neutral ones.

Semantic Satiation Effect in Young and Older Adults

2004 ◽  
Vol 98 (3) ◽  
pp. 999-1016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maura Pilotti ◽  
Ayesha Khurshid
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Semantic Satiation ◽  
Satiation Effect

Meaning predictability and compound interpretation: A psycholinguistic investigation

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 234-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina L. Gagné ◽  
Kristan A. Marchak ◽  
Thomas L. Spalding
Keyword(s):  
Judgment Task ◽  
Verification Task

The central aim of this paper is to investigate Štekauer's (2005 , 2006 ) notion of meaning predictability within a psycholinguistic framework. In particular, we examined whether novel compounds with low meaning predictability are more difficult to interpret than are compounds with higher meaning predictability. A second aim is to evaluate the influence of the components of meaning predictability (i.e., the goodness of a particular reading, as well as the prevalence of that reading) on comprehension. We report the results of two experiments conducted with novel compounds (e.g., wool basket and adolescent doctor). In Experiment 1, participants performed a sense/nonsense judgment task. In Experiment 2, participants performed a verification task in which they indicated whether a particular reading was appropriate. The results confirm that meaning predictability influences ease of interpretation, but also indicate that the role of the components of meaning predictability differs between the two tasks.

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