Conversation in small groups
Speaking and listening strategies depend on the complexities of the environment and group
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21640485 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lauren V Hadley (0000-0001-6587-3644, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, corresponding author), William M Whitmer (0000-0001-8618-6851, Glasgow Royal Infirmary), W Owen Brimijoin (0000-0001-6124-3987, Glasgow Royal Infirmary), Graham Naylor (0000-0003-1544-1944, Glasgow Royal Infirmary) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 632-640 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychonomic Bulletin & Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1069-9384 • E-ISSN: 1531-5320 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3758/s13423-020-01821-9 |
| PMID | 33051825 |
| OpenAlex | W3092562117 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 41 |
Many conversations in our day-to-day lives are held in noisy environments – impeding comprehension, and in groups – taxing auditory attention-switching processes. These situations are particularly challenging for older adults in cognitive and sensory decline. In noisy environments, a variety of extra-linguistic strategies are available to speakers and listeners to facilitate communication, but while models of language account for the impact of context on word choice, there has been little consideration of the impact of context on extra-linguistic behaviour. To address this issue, we investigate how the complexity of the acoustic environment and interaction situation impacts extra-linguistic conversation behaviour of older adults during face-to-face conversations. Specifically, we test whether the use of intelligibility-optimising strategies increases with complexity of the background noise (from quiet to loud, and in speech-shaped vs. babble noise), and with complexity of the conversing group (dyad vs. triad). While some communication strategies are enhanced in more complex background noise, with listeners orienting to talkers more optimally and moving closer to their partner in babble than speech-shaped noise, this is not the case with all strategies, as we find greater vocal level increases in the less complex speech-shaped noise condition. Other behaviours are enhanced in the more complex interaction situation, with listeners using more optimal head orientations, and taking longer turns when gaining the floor in triads compared to dyads. This study elucidates how different features of the conversation context impact individuals’ communication strategies, which is necessary to both develop a comprehensive cognitive model of multimodal conversation behaviour, and effectively support individuals that struggle conversing
Active listening · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Comprehension · Conversation · Dyad · Linguistics · Perception · QUIET · Speech perception · Child and Animal Learning Development · Communication · Computer Science · Multisensory perception and integration · Neuroscience and Music Perception · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |