ERIC Number: EJ1164331
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 11
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What Makes Us More Egocentric in Communication? The Role of Referent Features and Individual Differences
Debska, Agnieszka; Raczaszek-Leonardi, Joanna
Discourse Processes: A multidisciplinary journal, v55 n1 p1-11 2018
The perspective-adjustment model of language interpretation assumes an initial egocentric stage in comprehension that is only later adjusted to the interlocutor's perspective. Moreover, substantial processing resources are involved in perspective-taking. However, many experiments in the perspective-adjustment framework do not control for visual salience and semantic typicality of referents. We conducted a referential task experiment focusing on salience and typicality as potential factors that may increase the cognitive costs of an interpretation. We additionally manipulated the interactive versus non-interactive nature of the task (with or without an interlocutor) to test the effects of perspective-taking on interpretation. Saliency and typicality of referents influenced the interpretation process when they were in conflict with the perspective-taking factor. Also, the interactive situations were more cognitively demanding than the non-interactive ones. These results are consistent with the constraint-based model that views interpretation as a probabilistic process of competition between constraints.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Psychological Patterns, Self Concept, Interpersonal Communication, Comprehension, Individual Differences, Perspective Taking, Statistical Analysis, Short Term Memory, Inhibition, Attention, Cognitive Tests, Reaction Time, Task Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Poland
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