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<p>The study investigates the anticipatory behaviour in a word guessing experiment with Slovak L2 speakers of English of varying proficiency levels. The L2 speakers are trying to correctly identify the word that the interlocutor is hinting at with two consecutive cues as soon as they are confident enough to provide the answer. This created a connection between anticipation and guessing confidence. The effect of guessing confidence on the anticipatory behaviour is measured through the change in response latency of how quickly the guessers produce their guesses after listening to the cues. The aim is to study how the response latencies of the listeners are affected by their previous correct or incorrect guesses. The findings suggest that the correctness of guesses has a measurable impact on response latency.</p>
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The study investigates the anticipatory behaviour in a word guessing experiment with Slovak L2 speakers of English of varying proficiency levels. The L2 speakers are trying to correctly identify the word that the interlocutor is hinting at with two consecutive cues as soon as they are confident enough to provide the answer. This created a connection between anticipation and guessing confidence. The effect of guessing confidence on the anticipatory behaviour is measured through the change in response latency of how quickly the guessers produce their guesses after listening to the cues. The aim is to study how the response latencies of the listeners are affected by their previous correct or incorrect guesses. The findings suggest that the correctness of guesses has a measurable impact on response latency.

The effects of guessing confidence on anticipatory behaviour in context understanding

University of Constantine the Philosopher in Nitra

Journal of Language and Cultural Education

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The study investigates the anticipatory behaviour in a word guessing experiment with Slovak L2 speakers of English of varying proficiency levels. The L2...

The effects of guessing confidence on anticipatory behaviour in context understanding

Published Online: Jun 17, 2021

Page range: 99 - 115

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jolace-2020-0023

Keywords
communication anticipation, response latency, communication confidence, L2 communication success

© 2020 Peter Kleman, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The effects of guessing confidence on anticipatory behaviour in context understanding

Published Online: Jun 17, 2021

Page range: 99 - 115

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jolace-2020-0023

Keywordscommunication anticipation, response latency, communication confidence, L2 communication success

© 2020 Peter Kleman, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
communication anticipation, response latency, communication confidence, L2 communication success