TY - JOUR
AU - Hayes, Donald P.
AB - Illustrates the utility of a social psychophysical approach investigations of social behavior as functions of precisely measured physical aspects of communicative behavior. 120 male undergraduates served as Ss. A multiple correlation of .79 was obtained between the percentage of successful interruptions in discussions and (a) the change in interruptee's vocal amplitude from before to during the interruption, and (b) the difference between the interruptee's and interrupter's amplitude during simultaneous speech. In cross-validation, scores derived from the 2-variable regression equation correlated .60 with the observed scores. The defender's amplitude was generally a more potent determinant of interruption outcomes than the attacker's amplitude. Within any dyad, the greater the amplitude differentials, the greater was the likelihood of interruption success. Amplitude variable a was particularly effective in determining the outcome of very short interruptions, while b was effective for all but very long contests. Data suggest that certain features of verbal social interaction may be more dependent upon nonverbal cues than upon the semantic content of the utterances spoken. (24 ref.)
TI - Interruption outcomes and vocal amplitude: Explorations in social psychophysics
JF - Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
DO - 10.1037/h0030993
DA - 1971-06-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-psychological-association/interruption-outcomes-and-vocal-amplitude-explorations-in-social-I4lMlFf0Un
SP - 392
EP - 402
VL - 18
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -