Effects of receptive listening on the congruence of speakers' response latencies in dialogues.
The present study investigated the receptiveness of speakers toward conversational partners in dialogues by comparing duration of response latencies in both Compromise and Debate conditions. 12 dyads of speakers holding opposing opinions participated in a 15-min. dialogue. Six dyads in the Compromise condition reached a conclusion through discussion and consideration of the partner's opinion. The six dyads in the Debate condition imposed their opinion on the conversational partner. Analysis indicated that in compromise dialogues, the response latencies of the conversational partners become similar over the time course, while in debate diaogues, the response latency does not become similar, suggesting that speakers having a receptive attitude adjust their response latencies to match the partner's. The role of congruence of response latencies in dyadic communication was discussed.
Nagaoka
Chika
C
Kyoto University, Graduate School of Education, Yoshida-Honmachi, Sakyo-ku Japan. nagaoka@educ.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Komori
Masashi
M
Nakamura
Toshie
T
Draguna
Maria Raluca
MR
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention; D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D011340:Problem Solving; D011930:Reaction Time; D013067:Speech Perception; D014705:Verbal Behavior