title: Effects of homograph meaning frequency on semantic satiation.
abstract: This study examined the effects of homograph meaning frequency on semantic satiation within an ambiguity resolution paradigm. Participants received 3 homograph conditions: the concordant (QUICK-FAST-SPEEDY), discordant (HUNGER-FAST-SPEEDY) and neutral (CEILING-FAST-SPEEDY). On each trial, a prime (e.g., QUICK) was presented for various numbers of repetitions. Afterward, the prime was removed and participants made relatedness judgments about a homograph and target. On half of the trials, the prime was related to a high-frequency meaning of the homograph, and on the other half of the trials, the prime was related to a low-frequency meaning. The concordant condition yielded evidence of semantic satiation across meaning frequency conditions (QUICK-FAST-SPEEDY), but the discordant condition only yielded evidence of semantic satiation when the prime activated a subordinate meaning of the homograph (HUNGER-FAST-SPEEDY).
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, University of Alabama.
authors.forename: Sheila R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Black
authors.forename: Ryan C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Leonard
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Willis
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Burton
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McCown
authors.forename: Regan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lookadoo
authors.forename: Ernest
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wayde
mesh_terms: D001244:Association; D003657:Decision Making / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006185:Habituation, Psychophysiologic / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007266:Inhibition, Psychological; D008297:Male; D011930:Reaction Time; D060865:Repetition Priming; D012660:Semantics; D013334:Students; D014495:Universities; D014825:Vocabulary