ICPS
2023 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2023
Gesturing about Standard Deviation: Can Speech and Gesture Mismatches in Adults’ Explanations Signal Knowledge in Transition?
- Nina Semushina
UChicago Department of Psychology - Hannah Guo
UChicago Department of Psychology - Zena Levan
University of Chicago - Jessica Breeze
University of Chicago - Angelysse Madsen
University of Chicago - Aura Fuentes-Flores
University of Chicago - Rocio Jerez
University of Chicago - Jared Bendavid
University of Chicago - Ruth Church
Northeastern Illinois University - David Simkins
RIT - Fey Parrill
Case Western Reserve University - Susan Goldin-Meadow
University of Chicago
Abstract
We analyzed speech and gesture explanations of solutions to standard deviation (SD) problems for 21 adults. 47% of the students produced gestured explanations that mismatched accompanying speech. The number of mismatches significantly and negatively correlated with SD problem accuracy, suggesting that mismatches reflect an early stage of understanding.
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