The Bouba/Kiki Effect & The Shape of Words

Published: Jan. 16, 2023, 8 a.m.

b'Researchers have found that almost 90% of the time, subjects will associate nonsense words \\u201dbouba\\u201d and \\u201dkiki\\u201d with nonsense drawings. But why? In this episode, we discuss the strange linguistic phenomenon of sound symbolism and discuss how sometimes, the sounds of words themselves can carry meaning. Then we chat with Social Psychologist, Dr. Andy Luttrell of the Opinion Science podcast.\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\nReview this podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-internet-says-it-s-true/id1530853589\\n\\nBonus episodes and content available at\\xa0http://Patreon.com/MichaelKent\\n\\nFor special discounts and links to our sponsors, visit\\xa0http://theinternetsaysitstrue.com/deals'