「借」をじっと見てたら字に見えなくなった…ゲシュタルト崩壊、脳で何が起きてる？

Q1. What is the passage mainly about?

1. AHow to write kanji beautifully
2. BWhy dots are important in art
3. CWhy a character can stop looking like a character
4. DHow to stay awake for 30 seconds

同じ文字を見つめると文字に見えなくなる「ゲシュタルト崩壊」の話なので C。

Q2. What should you do if a character stops looking normal?

1. ALook away for a while.
2. BStare at it for one more hour.
3. CWrite it 100 times.
4. DClose the book forever.

If you look away for a while, it comes back とあるので A。

Q3. In this passage, "collapse" means ...

1. Abecome stronger
2. Bgrow bigger
3. Cchange color
4. Dfall apart

collapse は「崩れる・崩壊」。文字のまとまりがバラバラになることなので D。

Q1. What does the word "gestalt" refer to in the passage?

1. AA type of Japanese writing
2. BThe brain's ability to see parts as one whole
3. CA kind of German food
4. DA disease of the eyes

it refers to the brain's ability to see parts as one unit とあるので B。

Q2. What did the 1907 study report?

1. AKanji are easier to read than English words.
2. BRepeating words makes them louder.
3. CGerman words are hard to remember.
4. DWords lost their meaning after long staring.

In 1907, American psychologists reported that words lost their meaning after long staring とあるので D。

Q3. According to the passage, what is the likely cause of the effect?

1. AThe brain's response weakens after the same input is repeated.
2. BThe eyes become permanently damaged.
3. CThe characters change shape on the paper.
4. DPeople forget how to read.

When the brain receives the same input again and again, its response gradually weakens とあるので A。

Q1. What is the passage mainly about?

1. AHow to teach kanji to foreign students
2. BThe history of the German language
3. CResearch on why repeated characters and words lose their form or meaning
4. DWhy faces are hard to recognize

ゲシュタルト崩壊や意味飽和の研究史と、その原因（順応）を述べているので C。

Q2. What did the 1996 Japanese experiment find?

1. AStaring at a kanji improved recognition of all kanji.
2. BStaring slowed recognition of same-size kanji, even ones sharing only the layout.
3. COnly kanji of a different size were affected.
4. DRepeating words aloud made them more meaningful.

slowed the recognition of same-size kanji ..., even when only their layout matched とあるので B。C は本文と矛盾。

Q3. According to the passage, what happens to the effect of staring at a character?

1. AIt spreads to every face you see.
2. BIt becomes permanent.
3. CIt soon fades.
4. DIt improves your memory of kanji.

the effect of staring at a character soon fades とあるので C。fade＝薄れて消えていく。