Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 694-709 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Journal of Experimental Psychology: General |
| Volume | 143 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2014 |
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Keywords
- conceptualization ability
- empathy
- gesture production
- spatial transformation ability
- working memory
- speech production
- communication
- cognitive ability
- individual differences
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Individual Differences in Frequency and Saliency of Speech-Accompanying Gestures : The Role of Cognitive Abilities and Empathy. / Chu, Mingyuan; Meyer, Antje; Foulkes, Lucy; Kita, Sotaro.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Individual Differences in Frequency and Saliency of Speech-Accompanying Gestures
T2 - The Role of Cognitive Abilities and Empathy
AU - Chu, Mingyuan
AU - Meyer, Antje
AU - Foulkes, Lucy
AU - Kita, Sotaro
PY - 2014/4
Y1 - 2014/4
N2 - [Correction Notice: An Erratum for this article was reported in Vol 143(2) of Journal of Experimental Psychology: General (see record 2014-11241-001). The link to the supplemental materials containing the gesture coding manual was missing. All versions of this article have been corrected.] The present study concerns individual differences in gesture production. We used correlational and multiple regression analyses to examine the relationship between individuals’ cognitive abilities and empathy levels and their gesture frequency and saliency. We chose predictor variables according to experimental evidence of the functions of gesture in speech production and communication. We examined 3 types of gestures: representational gestures, conduit gestures, and palm-revealing gestures. Higher frequency of representational gestures was related to poorer visual and spatial working memory, spatial transformation ability, and conceptualization ability; higher frequency of conduit gestures was related to poorer visual working memory, conceptualization ability, and higher levels of empathy; and higher frequency of palm-revealing gestures was related to higher levels of empathy. The saliency of all gestures was positively related to level of empathy. These results demonstrate that cognitive abilities and empathy levels are related to individual differences in gesture frequency and saliency. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2014 APA, all rights reserved)
AB - [Correction Notice: An Erratum for this article was reported in Vol 143(2) of Journal of Experimental Psychology: General (see record 2014-11241-001). The link to the supplemental materials containing the gesture coding manual was missing. All versions of this article have been corrected.] The present study concerns individual differences in gesture production. We used correlational and multiple regression analyses to examine the relationship between individuals’ cognitive abilities and empathy levels and their gesture frequency and saliency. We chose predictor variables according to experimental evidence of the functions of gesture in speech production and communication. We examined 3 types of gestures: representational gestures, conduit gestures, and palm-revealing gestures. Higher frequency of representational gestures was related to poorer visual and spatial working memory, spatial transformation ability, and conceptualization ability; higher frequency of conduit gestures was related to poorer visual working memory, conceptualization ability, and higher levels of empathy; and higher frequency of palm-revealing gestures was related to higher levels of empathy. The saliency of all gestures was positively related to level of empathy. These results demonstrate that cognitive abilities and empathy levels are related to individual differences in gesture frequency and saliency. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2014 APA, all rights reserved)
KW - conceptualization ability
KW - empathy
KW - gesture production
KW - spatial transformation ability
KW - working memory
KW - speech production
KW - communication
KW - cognitive ability
KW - individual differences
U2 - 10.1037/a0033861
DO - 10.1037/a0033861
M3 - Article
VL - 143
SP - 694
EP - 709
JO - Journal of Experimental Psychology: General
JF - Journal of Experimental Psychology: General
SN - 0096-3445
IS - 2
ER -