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Nonverbal overload: A theoretical argument for the causes of Zoom fatigue. Open
For decades, scholars have predicted that videoconference technology will disrupt the practice of commuting daily to and from work and will change the way people socialize.In 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic forced a drastic increase in the num…
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The impact of nonverbal ability on prevalence and clinical presentation of language disorder: evidence from a population study Open
Background Diagnosis of ‘specific’ language impairment traditionally required nonverbal IQ to be within normal limits, often resulting in restricted access to clinical services for children with lower NVIQ . Changes to DSM ‐5 criteria for …
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Working Memory Training Does Not Improve Performance on Measures of Intelligence or Other Measures of “Far Transfer” Open
It has been claimed that working memory training programs produce diverse beneficial effects. This article presents a meta-analysis of working memory training studies (with a pretest-posttest design and a control group) that have examined …
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An Introduction to Intercultural Communication: Identities in a Global Community Open
"The Tenth Edition of An Introduction to Intercultural Communication prepares today's readers to successfully navigate our increasingly global community. Fred E. Jandt introduces essential communication skills and concepts that will enable…
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Words Can Shift: Dynamically Adjusting Word Representations Using Nonverbal Behaviors Open
Humans convey their intentions through the usage of both verbal and nonverbal behaviors during face-to-face communication. Speaker intentions often vary dynamically depending on different nonverbal contexts, such as vocal patterns and faci…
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Age at Intervention for Permanent Hearing Loss and 5-Year Language Outcomes Open
OBJECTIVES: Universal newborn hearing screening has been implemented to detect permanent childhood hearing loss (PCHL) early, with the ultimate goal of improving outcomes through early treatment. However, there is disagreement between stud…
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Human-like communication in conversational agents: a literature review and research agenda Open
Purpose Conversational agents (chatbots, avatars and robots) are increasingly substituting human employees in service encounters. Their presence offers many potential benefits, but customers are reluctant to engage with them. A possible ex…
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Communication Behavior in Embodied Virtual Reality Open
Embodied virtual reality faithfully renders users' movements onto an avatar in a virtual 3D environment, supporting nuanced nonverbal behavior alongside verbal communication. To investigate communication behavior within this medium, we had…
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A systems view of mother–infant face-to-face communication. Open
Principles of a dynamic, dyadic systems view of mother-infant face-to-face communication, which considers self- and interactive processes in relation to one another, were tested. The process of interaction across time in a large low-risk c…
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The Importance of Communication in Sustainability & Sustainable Strategies Open
Communication entails the transfer of ideas, thoughts or feelings by the sender to receiver via verbal or nonverbal means. This transfer gains special significance in business especially in the service sector since the service providers wo…
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Effect of Face Masks on Interpersonal Communication During the COVID-19 Pandemic Open
Interpersonal communication has been severely affected during the COVID-19 pandemic. Protective measures, such as social distancing and face masks, are essential to mitigate efforts against the virus, but pose challenges on daily face-to-f…
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Communication Skills in Patient-Doctor Interactions: Learning from Patient Complaints Open
Purpose: Despite communication skills training in medical school, junior doctors continue to demonstrate poor patient-doctor communication skills, where patient unhappiness from the encounter often manifests as patient complaints. We sough…
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Two social lives: How differences between online and offline interaction influence social outcomes Open
For hundreds of thousands of years, humans only communicated in person, but in just the past fifty years they have started also communicating online. Today, people communicate more online than offline. What does this shift mean for human s…
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Infants ask for help when they know they don’t know Open
Significance Although many animals have been shown to monitor their own uncertainty, only humans seem to have the ability to explicitly communicate their uncertainty to others. It remains unknown whether this ability is present early in de…
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The impact of the teachers' non-verbal communication on success in teaching. Open
It was concluded that if this skill is practiced by teachers, it will have a positive and profound effect on the students' mood. Non-verbal communication is highly reliable in the communication process, so if the recipient of a message is …
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Great apes distinguish true from false beliefs in an interactive helping task Open
Understanding the behavior of others in a wide variety of circumstances requires an understanding of their psychological states. Humans' nearest primate relatives, the great apes, understand many psychological states of others, for example…
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Avoid Zoom Fatigue, Be Present and Learn Open
This paper explores plausible reasons why some students report having more difficulty learning online, predominantly in Zoom synchronous classes, and suggests strategies that students can do to optimize their learning. During anonymous cla…
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Sarcasm in Written Communication: Emoticons are Efficient Markers of Intention Open
Here we present two studies that investigate the use of emoticons in clarifying message intent. We look at sarcasm in particular, which can be especially hard to interpret correctly in written communication. In both studies, participants w…
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Emoticon Style: Interpreting Differences in Emoticons Across Cultures Open
Emoticons are a key aspect of text-based communication, and are the equivalent of nonverbal cues to the medium of online chat, forums, and social media like Twitter. As emoticons become more widespread in computer mediated communication, a…
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Reading Lies: Nonverbal Communication and Deception Open
The relationship between nonverbal communication and deception continues to attract much interest, but there are many misconceptions about it. In this review, we present a scientific view on this relationship. We describe theories explaini…
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Communication interventions for autism spectrum disorder in minimally verbal children Open
There is limited evidence that verbally based and ACC interventions improve spoken and non-verbal communication in minimally verbal children with ASD. A substantial number of studies have investigated communication interventions for minima…
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The Role of Eye Gaze During Natural Social Interactions in Typical and Autistic People Open
Social interactions involve complex exchanges of a variety of social signals, such as gaze, facial expressions, speech and gestures. Focusing on the dual function of eye gaze, this review explores how the presence of an audience, communica…
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Audiovisual emotion recognition in wild Open
People express emotions through different modalities. Utilization of both verbal and nonverbal communication channels allows to create a system in which the emotional state is expressed more clearly and therefore easier to understand. Expa…
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An Integrated Review of Emoticons in Computer-Mediated Communication Open
Facial expressions constitute a rich source of non-verbal cues in face-to-face communication. They provide interlocutors with resources to express and interpret verbal messages, which may affect their cognitive and emotional processing. Co…
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Body sway reflects leadership in joint music performance Open
Significance People perform tasks in coordination with others in daily life, but the mechanisms are not well understood. Using Granger causality models to examine string quartet dynamics, we demonstrated that musicians assigned as leaders …
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Multimodal communication and language origins: integrating gestures and vocalizations Open
The presence of divergent and independent research traditions in the gestural and vocal domains of primate communication has resulted in major discrepancies in the definition and operationalization of cognitive concepts. However, in recent…
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People, places, and time: a large-scale, longitudinal study of transformed avatars and environmental context in group interaction in the metaverse Open
As the metaverse expands, understanding how people use virtual reality to learn and connect is increasingly important. We used the Transformed Social Interaction paradigm (Bailenson et al., 2004) to examine different avatar identities and …
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Early Autism Screening: A Comprehensive Review Open
Autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) refers to a neurodevelopmental condition associated with verbal and nonverbal communication, social interactions, and behavioural complications that is becoming increasingly common in many parts of the glob…
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Processing language in face-to-face conversation: Questions with gestures get faster responses Open
The home of human language use is face-to-face interaction, a context in which communicative exchanges are characterised not only by bodily signals accompanying what is being said but also by a pattern of alternating turns at talk. This tr…
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Bridging the communication gap between Generation Y and the Baby Boomer generation Open
Interpersonal communication has changed since the inception of the internet. Face-to-face communication moved to computer-mediated communication (CMC). CMC users are mostly younger people such as Generation Y. They are comfortable with usi…