Understanding Semantic Satiation

Who first reported the phenomenon of semantic satiation in academic literature?

• Sigmund Freud

• Edward Titchener

• Carl Jung

• B.F. Skinner

What happens to the brain's node when a word is repeated multiple times?

• It becomes permanently inactive

• It becomes more active

• It gets fatigued

• It creates new connections

What is the term used to describe the fatigue of a brain node due to repeated activation?

• Semantic fatigue

• Neural adaptation

• Reactive inhibition

• Cognitive overload

How does repeating emotional words affect our perception of emotions?

• It enhances emotional recognition

• It has no effect

• It makes emotions more intense

• It impairs the ability to recognize emotions

In the 2012 study, what was the effect of repeating emotional words 30 times?

• Increased emotional sensitivity

• Difficulty in identifying matching emotional expressions

• Faster reaction times

• Improved memory recall