Abstract:This study aims to explore in detail how listeners respond to communication disruptions in a task-oriented dialogue. We conducted an experiment with participants playing a map task with a partner via a video conferencing system that showed seemingly random breakdowns. In fact, the breakdowns were scripted to induce increasing levels of miscommunication. After an initial interactive session, a second non-interactive session was recorded with one-sided communication from the task leader. Among the fifty or so ve… Show more
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