Journal article
Mothers modulate their gesture independently of their speech
Cognition, Vol.140(Jul), pp.89-94
07/2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2015.04.003
PMID: 25898075
Abstract
Do speakers alter their gestures independently of speech during communication? We addressed this question by examining how mothers modulate their speech and gestures when communicating about safety with their children. Mothers and their 8- or 10-year-old children viewed and discussed a series of images depicting another child engaged in a variety of physical activities with the goal of deciding on a joint safety rating for each image. When mothers perceived a situation as more unsafe than their child did, they conveyed more information in both speech and gesture. Importantly, as this disparity between mother and child ratings grew, mothers systematically increased their rate of gesturing when communicating dangerous information and decreased their rate of gesturing when communicating non-dangerous information. These findings show that speakers selectively alter their gestures for their listeners, demonstrating that speech and gesture need not be modulated in parallel.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Mothers modulate their gesture independently of their speech
- Creators
- Caitlin Hilliard - The University of Iowa, E11 Seashore Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, United StatesElizabeth O'Neal - The University of Iowa, E11 Seashore Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, United StatesJodie Plumert - The University of Iowa, E11 Seashore Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, United StatesSusan Wagner Cook - The University of Iowa, E11 Seashore Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Cognition, Vol.140(Jul), pp.89-94
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.cognition.2015.04.003
- PMID
- 25898075
- NLM abbreviation
- Cognition
- ISSN
- 0010-0277
- eISSN
- 1873-7838
- Publisher
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/2015
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Driving Safety Research Institute; Injury Prevention Research Center; Community and Behavioral Health
- Record Identifier
- 9984070206602771
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