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Listeners as co-narrators.

J B Bavelas1, L Coates, T Johnson

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. jbb@uvic.ca

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
|January 4, 2001
PubMed
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Listeners actively co-create stories through their responses, influencing the narrator's performance. Distracted listeners led to poorer storytelling, highlighting the importance of collaborative dialogue in narrative.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Communication Studies

Background:

  • Narrative storytelling is a fundamental human interaction.
  • The role of listener engagement in shaping narrative delivery is not fully understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the collaborative nature of face-to-face storytelling.
  • To examine how listener responses influence narrative quality and narrator performance.

Main Methods:

  • Two experiments were conducted with 63 unacquainted dyads.
  • Participants engaged in storytelling, with listener responses categorized as generic or specific.
  • Listener distraction was manipulated to assess its impact on narrative and listener behavior.

Main Results:

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  • Specific listener responses were tightly linked to narrative content, serving an illustrative function.
  • Listener distraction significantly reduced listener responses, particularly specific ones.
  • Narrators performed significantly worse when listeners were distracted, especially during climactic story moments.

Conclusions:

  • Listeners are active co-narrators, contributing to story illustration and narrator performance.
  • Moment-by-moment collaboration is crucial for effective face-to-face dialogue and narrative delivery.
  • Listener engagement directly impacts the quality and success of storytelling.