Evidence of the bouba-kiki effect in naïve baby chicks

Re:Evidence of the bouba-kiki effect in naïve baby chicks by jaffa2 on Saturday February 21, 2026 @08:05PM (#47106973)

I think it’s natural to think of this in terms of frequencies so the kiki shape has a higher visual frequency. As does the word have a higher audio frequencies within in than bouba so that is naturally associated with the lower frequency undulating line of that shape.

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Re:Evidence of the bouba-kiki effect in naïve baby chicks by downboots on Sunday February 22, 2026 @12:01AM (#47108352)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44280619 it's a good analogy. A 'basis' on reality vs a 'basis' in Fourier basis

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