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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Communication Studies

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  • Conversational roles range from active (speaker, addressee) to passive (overhearer).
  • Previous research shows overhearers comprehend less than active participants.
  • Limited understanding exists regarding overhearers' long-term memory for conversations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of conversational roles (speaker, addressee, overhearer) on memory for conversation.
  • To compare memory content recall and source accuracy between active participants and overhearers.

Main Methods:

  • 60 participants engaged in 60 conversations.
  • Recall of conversational content and source attribution was assessed after a brief delay.

Main Results:

  • Overhearers recalled significantly less conversational content than speakers and addressees.
  • Overhearers exhibited lower accuracy in attributing recalled content to its source.
  • Mnemonic similarity was lower between active participants and overhearers compared to among active participants.

Conclusions:

  • Active participation and common ground formation enhance conversational memory.
  • Overhearers' passive role leads to poorer memory recall and source monitoring.
  • Findings support the role of interaction in shaping memory for communication.