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Complexity matching in dyadic conversation.
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Recent studies of dyadic interaction have examined phenomena of synchronization, entrainment, alignment, and convergence. All these forms of behavioral matching have been hypothesized to play a supportive role in establishing coordination and common ground between interlocutors. In the present study, evidence is found for a new kind of coordination termed complexity matching. Temporal dynamics in conversational speech signals were analyzed through time series of acoustic onset events. Timing in periods of acoustic energy was found to exhibit behavioral matching that reflects complementary timing in turn-taking. In addition, acoustic onset times were found to exhibit power law clustering across a range of timescales, and these power law functions were found to exhibit complexity matching that is distinct from behavioral matching. Complexity matching is discussed in terms of interactive alignment and other theoretical principles that lead to new hypotheses about information exchange in dyadic conversation and interaction in general.
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- Authors
- Abney, D. H., Paxton, A., Dale, R., & Kello, C. T.
- Venue
- Journal of Experimental Psychology: General
- Published
- 2014
- Volume
- 143
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 2304-2315
- ISSN
- 0096-3445 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-2222
- OpenAlex
- W2148545659
- Cited by
- 200
- References
- 9
- FWCI
- 115.22
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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