Conversational Dynamics in Task Dialogue Between Interlocutors With and Without Hearing Impairment.

ABSTRACT: This study investigated the effects of noise and hearing impairment on conversational dynamics between pairs of young normal-hearing and older hearing-impaired interlocutors. Twelve pairs of normal-hearing and hearing-impaired individuals completed a spot-the-difference task in quiet and in three levels of multitalker babble. To achieve the rapid response timing of turn taking that has been observed in normal conversations, people must simultaneously comprehend incoming speech, plan a response, and predict when their partners will end their turn. In difficult conditions, we hypothesized that the timing of turn taking by both normal-hearing and hearing-impaired interlocutors would be delayed and more variable. We found that the timing of turn starts by talkers with hearing impairment had hi

SUBMITTER: Sorensen AJM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11618916 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature