Capturing egocentric biases in reference reuse during collaborative dialogue.

Area of Science:

• Cognitive Psychology
• Human-Computer Interaction
• Linguistics

Background:

• The production effect demonstrates that producing information aloud improves memory recall.
• This effect has primarily been studied in individual memory tasks.

Purpose of the Study:

• To investigate if the production effect extends to collaborative dialogue.
• To explore how the production effect influences dialogue management and reference reuse.

Main Methods:

• Two experiments involved participants in collaborative tasks using either triads or dyads.
• Analysis focused on reference reuse and recall during spoken interactions.

Main Results:

• Participants preferentially reused self-presented references and those repeated verbatim.
• Memory benefits for self-presented references were transient.
• Partner-presented references were better recalled if discussed during active participation.

Conclusions:

• The production effect influences reference selection and recall in collaborative dialogue.
• Active participation in dialogue enhances memory for partner-introduced information.
• Understanding memory processes is crucial for effective dialogue management systems.