Abstract
Age-changes in phenomenal loss of meaning produced by continued repetition of words were studied under two conditions: repetition accompanied by gesture (e.g., tapping while repeating the word TAP); repetition without accompanying gesture. Two hundred and twenty-eight Ss, ranging in age from 8 to 18, were tested. The maximal effect occurred in older Ss where accompaniment of verbal repetition by gesture differentially increased the time and number of responses prior ta loss of meaning.
Article PDF
Similar content being viewed by others
Avoid common mistakes on your manuscript.
References
AMSTER, HARRIET T. Semantic satiation and generation: Learning? Adaptation? Psychol Bull, 1964, 62, 273–286.
DOWLING, R. M. Visual recognition thresholds and concurrent motor activity. Percept. mot. Skills, 1965, 20, 1141–1146.
GIBSON, J. J. The perception of the visual world. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1950.
JACOBSON, E. Electrophysiology of mental activities. Amer. J. Psychol., 1932, 44, 677–694.
LENNENBERG, E. Biological foundations of language. New York: Wiley, 1967.
MAX, L. W. An experimental study of the motor theory of consciousness: IV. Action-current responses in the deaf during wakening, kinesthetic imagery and abstract thinking. J. comp. Psychol., 1937, 24, 301–344.
MILLER, A. Verbal satiation and the role of concurrent activity. J. abnorm. soc. Psychol., 1963, 66, 206–212.
RAND, G., & WAPNER, S. Postural status as a factor in memory. J. verbal Learn. verbal Behav., 1967, 6, 268–271.
WASHBURN, M. Movement and mental imagery. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1916.
WEISENBURG, T., & McBRIDE, K. E. Aphasia. New York: Commonwealth Fund, 1935.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Additional information
Note
1. This investigation was supported by Public Health Service Grant MH 00348 from the National Institute of Mental Health. Appreciation is expressed to the Leicester (Mass.) Public School System and to J. H. McFarland, J. A. Glick, and P. Werme, who were involved in the extended project of which this study is a small part.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Wapner, S., Rand, G. Age changes in verbal satiation. Psychon Sci 9, 93–94 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03330775
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03330775