Bez alata nema posla: efekt rime u izrekama

master's thesis

• Title (english): No tools no work: rhyme as reason effect in sayings
• Author: Tonka Marković
• Mentor: Mirjana Tonković (mentor)
• Committee member: Dinka Čorkalo Biruški (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Andrea Vranić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of Psychology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2024-03-22, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Other Applied Psychologies

Abstract

Prijenos informacija je svrha jezika i okosnica razvoja jezika, a usmena predaja igrala je ključnu ulogu u razvitku čovječanstva. Na izreke se može gledati kao male arhive znanja i mudrosti jedne kulture koje sadrže bitne lekcije i upozorenja o svijetu i ljudima kako bi svaka generacija lakše prošla kroz život. No, postavlja se pitanje jesu li izreke točne i vjerodostojne ili su jednostavno mentalni prečaci, lako zapamtljive, visoko fluentne rečenice, heuristici kojima se služimo kada trebamo pronaći jasnoću u nejasnoj situaciji. Ovaj rad djelomična je replikacija rada McGlone i suradnika (2000). Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je ispitati utjecaj rimovanja u izrekama na procjenu njihove točnosti kao opisa događaja i ljudskog ponašanja. Uzorak se sastojao od 153 sudionika između 18 i 25 godina. Istraživanje je provedeno online upitnikom koji se sastojao od izreka za procjenu i demografskih pitanja, a zadatak sudonika bio je procjeniti točnost prezentiranih izreka. Tri nezavisne varijable bile su vrsta izreke (rimovana ili nerimovana), modifikacija izreke (originalni ili modificirani oblik) te oblik upute (uputa s ili bez rečenice upozorenja). Uputa upozorenja od sudionika je tražila da se pažnja usmjeri isključivo na semantičko značenje rečenice te da se poetske karakteristike ignoriraju. Rezultati dobiveni složenom analizom varijance za mješovite uzorke pokazali su statistički značajne glavne efekte rime i modifikacije i njihove interakcije. Glavni efekt upute i interakcije varijable uputa s ostalim varijablama nisu se pokazali značajnima. Dobiveni nalazi upućuju na to da rima povećava percipiranu točnost izreka. Usmjeravanje pažnje na semantičko značenje izreke nije umanjilo efekt rime prilikom davanja procjena točnosti kod sudionika.

Abstract (english)

The transfer of information is in the core of language development and its purpose. Oral history played a crucial role in our civilizational development. Sayings can be seen as little arhives of knowledge and wisdom of a culture, they contain important life lessons and warnings about the world and human character aiming to help each generation throughout their life. But it is important to raise the question, are sayings truly correct and trustworthy or are they simply mental shortcuts, heuristics to reach for when trying to make sense of a confusing situation. This study is a partial replication of a study done by McGlone et al. (2000). The purpose of this study was to explore how rhyming in sayings influences their perception of accuracy as descriptions of events and human behaviour. The sample consisted of 153 participants, ranging in age from 18 to 25 years. The research was conducted via an online questionnaire that consisted of evaluation statements and demographic questions. Participants were asked to assess the accuracy of presented statements. Three independent variables were type of saying (rhyming or non-rhyming), the modification of the saying (original or modified form) and the form of the instruction (instruction with or without a warning). The warning instruction asked the participants to focus their attention exclusively on the semantic meaning of the sentence and to ignore its poetic features. The results obtained by multivariate analysis of variance for mixed samples showed statistically significant main effects of rhyme and modification, and their interactions. The main effect of instruction and the interaction of the instruction variable with other variables was not found significant. The findings suggest that rhymed sayings were evaluated as more accurate in each case and the modification of the sayings influenced the accuracy of their assesment significantly. Focusing attention on the semantic meaning of the saying did not reduce the rhyme as a reason effect when giving accuracy estimates in the participants.

• Keywords: izreke; procesna fluentnost; Keatsov heuristik; psihologija jezika; replikacija
• Keywords (english): sayings; processing fluency; Keats heuristic; language psychology; replication
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:838872
• Study programme: Title: Psychology; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra psihologije (magistar/magistra psihologije)
• Type of resource: Text
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• Created on: 2024-03-23 17:11:32