All Outputs (3)

Conversation in small groups: Speaking and listening strategies depend on the complexities of the environment and group (2020)
Journal Article
Hadley, L. V., Whitmer, W. M., Brimijoin, W. O., & Naylor, G. (2021). Conversation in small groups: Speaking and listening strategies depend on the complexities of the environment and group. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 28(2), 632-640. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-020-01821-9

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 d... Read More about Conversation in small groups: Speaking and listening strategies depend on the complexities of the environment and group.

Consistent use of proactive control and relation with academic achievement in childhood (2020)
Journal Article
Hadley, L. (2020). Consistent use of proactive control and relation with academic achievement in childhood. Cognition, 203, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2020.104329

As children become older, they better maintain task-relevant information in preparation of upcoming cognitive demands. This is referred to as proactive control, which is a key component of cognitive control development. However, it is still uncertain... Read More about Consistent use of proactive control and relation with academic achievement in childhood.

Listeners are better at predicting speakers similar to themselves (2020)
Journal Article
Hadley, L. V., Fisher, N. K., & Pickering, M. J. (2020). Listeners are better at predicting speakers similar to themselves. Acta Psychologica, 208, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2020.103094

Although it takes several hundred milliseconds to prepare a spoken contribution, gaps between turns in conversation tend to be much shorter. To produce these short gaps, it appears that interlocutors predict the end of their partner’s turn. The theor... Read More about Listeners are better at predicting speakers similar to themselves.