The ventriloquist paradigm: Studying speech processing in conversation with experimental control over phonetic input | Zendy

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The ventriloquist paradigm: Studying speech processing in conversation with experimental control over phonetic input

Author(s) -

Emily R. Felker,

A. Troncoso-Ruiz,

Mirjam Ernestus,

Mirjam Broersma

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

the journal of the acoustical society of america

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.619

H-Index - 187

eISSN - 1520-8524

pISSN - 0001-4966

DOI - 10.1121/1.5063809

Subject(s) - conversation , face (sociological concept) , computer science , context (archaeology) , control (management) , speech recognition , psychology , cognitive science , linguistics , artificial intelligence , communication , history , philosophy , archaeology

This article presents the ventriloquist paradigm, an innovative method for studying speech processing in dialogue whereby participants interact face-to-face with a confederate who, unbeknownst to them, communicates by playing pre-recorded speech. Results show that the paradigm convinces more participants that the speech is live than a setup without the face-to-face element, and it elicits more interactive conversation than a setup in which participants believe their partner is a computer. By reconciling the ecological validity of a conversational context with full experimental control over phonetic exposure, the paradigm offers a wealth of new possibilities for studying speech processing in interaction.

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