A test of two measures of semantic satiation

Esposito, Nicholas J.; Pelton, Leroy H.

doi:10.1016/s0022-5371(69)80116-7

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“…In conclusion, the results of Experiments 1 and 2, along with the findings of similar investigations (Esposito & Pelton, 1969;Fillenbaum, 1964;Sabol & De Rosa, 1976), demonstrate that semantic similarity facilitates same-meaning decisions (i.e., synonym responses) and impedes different-meaning decisions (i.e., nonsynonym responses). Since the inverse relationship between semantic similarity and response type has also been obtained in many category investigations (Smith, 1977), it appears that categorization models that account for this inverse relationship also apply to synonym comprehension (see models of Collins & Loftus, 1975;Gellatly & Gregg, 1977;Glass & Holyoak, 1974Meyer & Schvaneveldt, 1976;Smith, Shoben, & Rips, 1974;McCloskey & Glucksberg, Note 1).…”

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“…Esposito and Pelton (1969) and Fillenbaum (1964) found synonym response latency was faster for two synonymous words that were "close" in meaning than for synonyms "far apart" in meaning. Experiment 1, therefore, extends the findings of these investigators for similarity in meaning in general to the more narrowly defmed semantic distance extracted by scaling techniques.…”

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Synonym comprehension and the generality of categorization models

1978

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When subjects classify a two-word display as representing the "same" category or two "different" categories, semantic similarity between the words facilitates "same" decisions but impedes "different" decisions. The present research investigated whether the similarity effect observed for categorization would also be found in synonym comprehension; that is, the task of deciding whether two words are or are not synonymous. Experiment 1 found that an increase in semantic similarity between two "partial" synonyms facilitated synonym response latency. Experiment 2 found that an increase in the similarity between two nonsynonyms impeded nonsynonym response latency. Thus, the similarity effect on categorization latency and on synonym comprehension resemble each other. Moreover, models of the categorization process that account for the similarity effect on categorization appear to be applicable to synonym comprehension.

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Synonym comprehension and the generality of categorization models

1978

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“…In addition, Esposito and Pelton (1969) were able to replicate the increase in decision latency following presentation of a high associate in a condition that included no repetition treatment, suggesting that the Fillenbaum results could not be accounted for in terms of a satiation effect. In conclusion, examination of the procedures thus far employed to trace the spread of inhibition following word repetition fails to provide clear evidence as to whether such a spread of inhibition actually occurs.…”

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“…Furthermore, the apparent decline in commonality of associations reported in some studies may sometimes be accounted for by a plausible alternative explanation (Esposito & Pelton, 1971). Fillenbaum's (1964) study with synonyms has also been criticized by Esposito and Pelton (1969) on the grounds that extended repetition of a word unrelated to a target pair led to longer decision latencies than repetition of a related word, a result that is in direct contradition with the semantic satiation hypothesis.…”

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Semantic satiation revisited with a lexical decision task

1978

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The semantic satiation hypothesis suggests that continuous verbalization of a word leads to a reduction in its meaning. This hypothesis was examined by having subjects repeat a priming word either once or for 30 sec prior to making a word-nonword lexical decision about a visually presented target. The primes were associated with (Experiments 1 and 3), identical to (Experiment 2), or unassociated with the word targets. As is usually found, target lexical decision times were significantly facilitated by oral priming with both the associated and identical words. While the magnitude of this facilitation effect was reduced slightly by continuous repetition of the prime in Experiment I, no such reduction was observed in Experiments 2 and 3. These results are discussed in the context of a two-factor theory of semantic processing with the aid of Morton's logogen model. It was concluded that semantic satiation may not be semantic at all.

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“…Although a number of studies have supported the semantic satiation hypothesis (Balota & Black, 1997;Kanungo & Lambert, 1963;Lewis & Ellis, 2000;Lindquist, Barrett, BlissMoreau, & Russell, 2006;Pilotti, Antrobus, & Duff, 1997;Pynte, 1991;Smith, 1984;Smith & Klein, 1990), other studies have failed to support it (Cohene, Smith, & Klein, 1978;Esposito & Pelton, 1969, 1971Frenck-Mestre, Besson, & Pynte, 1997;Neely, 1977). However, it has been suggested that certain tasks used to detect semantic satiation may not be adequate to do so.…”

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Verbal Repetition in the Reappraisal of Contamination-Related Thoughts

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Burley

Purdon

2010

Behav. Cogn. Psychother.

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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is a therapeutic approach that emphasizes the alteration of the relationship one has towards one's thoughts, rather than attempting to change the content of thoughts. It seeks to promote the awareness of thinking as an ongoing relational process through cognitive defusion techniques. The verbal repetition of thoughts is a technique that has recently been shown in a single-case alternating treatment designs study to significantly reduce the believability and distress associated with self-relevant negative thoughts (Masuda, Hayes, Sackett, & Twohig, 2004). The present study compared the effects of verbal repetition with brief imaginal exposure and no intervention in reducing the believability, distress, and meaningfulness associated with contamination-related thoughts. Individuals with high levels of obsessive-compulsive symptoms identified three distressing contamination-related thoughts and made ratings of belief, distress, and meaningfulness for each thought, using 100-mm visual analogue scales. They were then randomly assigned to receive verbal repetition, imaginal exposure, or no intervention, after which they completed ratings at post-intervention and one-week follow-up. Participants also completed a category membership decision task to determine whether verbal repetition and/or imaginal exposure produces semantic satiation, a temporary loss of the literal meaning of words. Significant reductions in belief, distress, and meaningfulness were observed following verbal repetition at post-intervention and there was some maintenance of these gains one week later. In contrast, no significant reductions were observed at post-intervention following either imaginal exposure or no intervention. However, significant reductions in ratings of belief and distress were observed one week later following imaginal exposure. A semantic satiation effect was iv observed for only verbal repetition, and although there was no evidence that this effect was associated with reductions in appraisal ratings at post-intervention, there was some indication of a relationship with follow-up appraisal ratings. Implications of these findings are discussed in relation to cognitive-behavioural theories of obsessivecompulsive disorder.v Acknowledgements

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A test of two measures of semantic satiation

Cited by 7 publications

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Synonym comprehension and the generality of categorization models

Synonym comprehension and the generality of categorization models

Semantic satiation revisited with a lexical decision task

Verbal Repetition in the Reappraisal of Contamination-Related Thoughts

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