S3 E09: Your Mind on (Good) Conversation
with Dr. Emma Templeton
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What makes a for a good conversation? Why do we feel we 'click' with some people and not others? This week we speak to Dr. Emma Templeton about research on conversation. She discusses why gap length between two conversation partners is important into understanding our connections and why this may have different meanings between strangers and friends. Ava and Beth share how they feel about conversations with strangers, can your take a guess to who loves conversations with strangers 100% of the time?
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Dr. Emma Templeton
Research discussed
Research by Dr. Templeton
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Templeton, E. M., Chang, L. J., Reynolds, E. A., Cone LeBeaumont, M. D., & Wheatley, T. (2022). Fast response times signal social connection in conversation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(4), e2116915119.
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Templeton, E. M., Chang, L. J., Reynolds, E. A., Cone LeBeaumont, M. D., & Wheatley, T. (2023). Long gaps between turns are awkward for strangers but not for friends. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 378(1875), 20210471.
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Wood, A., Templeton, E., Morrel, J., Schubert, F., & Wheatley, T. (2022). Tendency to laugh is a stable trait: findings from a round-robin conversation study. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 377(1863), 20210187.
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Templeton, E. M., & Wheatley, T. (2023). Responding fast and slow. Current Opinion in Psychology, 101658.
Other research discussed
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Sandstrom, G. M., Boothby, E. J., & Cooney, G. (2022). Talking to strangers: A week-long intervention reduces psychological barriers to social connection. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 102, 104356.
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Behrens, F., Snijdewint, J. A., Moulder, R. G., Prochazkova, E., Sjak-Shie, E. E., Boker, S. M., & Kret, M. E. (2020). Physiological synchrony is associated with cooperative success in real-life interactions. Scientific reports, 10(1), 19609.