成年人对语义饱和敏感度的年龄差异。

Adult Age Differences in Sensitivity to Semantic Satiation.

作者信息

Black Sheila R, Wood Meagan M, Choi Jaimie, Jackson Barbara-Shae, Evans Teairra Z

机构信息

Department of Psychology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA.

Department of Psychological Science, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA, USA.

出版信息

Exp Aging Res. 2023 Mar-Apr;49(2):152-172. doi: 10.1080/0361073X.2022.2048585. Epub 2022 Mar 14.

DOI:10.1080/0361073X.2022.2048585

PMID:35287550

Abstract

OBJECTIVE

In this study, we investigated age differences in sensitivity to semantic satiation.Semantic satiation was conceptualized as occurring within a semantic activation framework.

METHOD

A prime or to-be-satiated word (e.g., ANIMAL) was presented repeatedly for an average of 2.5, 12.5, or 22.5 times. Afterward, a word triad comprised of two related words (e.g., PURPLE, YELLOW) and one unrelated word (e.g., DOG) was presented. The two related words were designated as nontargets or context words in the display and the unrelated word was the target. Participants were instructed to indicate as quickly and as accurately as possible which of the words in the triad was the unrelated word by pressing a key which was spatially compatible to the position of the stimulus on the CRt.

RESULTS

For young but not older adults, there was an attenuation of priming effects in the response latency data as repetition of the prime increased.

CONCLUSION

These results were interpreted as evidence that older adults are less sensitive to the semantic satiation phenomenon than young adults.

摘要

目的

在本研究中，我们调查了对语义饱和敏感性的年龄差异。语义饱和被概念化为在语义激活框架内发生。

方法

一个启动词或待饱和词（如“动物”）被重复呈现，平均呈现2.5次、12.5次或22.5次。之后，呈现由两个相关词（如“紫色”“黄色”）和一个不相关词（如“狗”）组成的词三元组。在显示中，两个相关词被指定为非目标词或背景词，不相关词为目标词。参与者被要求通过按下与刺激在阴极射线管上的位置在空间上兼容的按键，尽可能快速准确地指出三元组中的哪个词是不相关词。