The wham-womb sound symbolic effect: English-speaking children and adults link phonemes with arousal.

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Title: The wham-womb sound symbolic effect: English-speaking children and adults link phonemes with arousal.
Authors: Kuo JE; College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, Health North Suite 501, PO Box 879020, Tempe, AZ 85287-9020, USA., Li Y; Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, PO Box 871104, Tempe, AZ 85287-1104, USA., Yu CS; Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, PO Box 871104, Tempe, AZ 85287-1104, USA., McBeath MK; Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, PO Box 871104, Tempe, AZ 85287-1104, USA; Department of Music, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, Grüneburgweg 14, 60322 Frankfurt, Germany., Benitez VL; Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, PO Box 871104, Tempe, AZ 85287-1104, USA. Electronic address: vlbenite@asu.edu.
Source: Cognition [Cognition] 2026 Oct; Vol. 275, pp. 106603. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jun 10.
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