工作记忆支持快速说话和口音适应:个体差异调查
Drew J McLaughlin1,2, Grace E Teuscher3, Melissa M Baese-Berk4,5
1Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA. dmclaughlin.research@gmail.com.
Psychonomic bulletin & review
|February 17, 2026
概括
工作记忆能力对于听众来说至关重要,以快速适应不同的扬声器,特别是那些有口音的人. 注意力控制有助于处理第二语言口音,但不能快速适应说话者.
科学领域:
- 认知心理学 认知心理学
- 听觉感知是一种听觉感知.
- 心理语言学 心理语言学
背景情况:
- 听众迅速适应多语者环境中的扬声器变化.
- 这种调整需要处理费用,口音差异加剧了这种情况.
- 认知能力的个体差异可能会影响这些成本.
研究的目的:
- 研究工作记忆能力和注意力控制在说话者切换期间处理成本中的作用.
- 检查这些认知因素如何影响适应本地 (L1美国) 和非本地 (L2汉语) 口音.
- 确定试验对试验适应成本的预测因素.
主要方法:
- 一个双任务实验,涉及一个主要的听力任务和一个次要的非语言任务.
- 评估工作记忆容量使用Word听觉识别和回忆测量.
- 通过Trail Making Test和Stroop Test测量注意力控制的测量.
主要成果:
- 较低的工作记忆容量与较慢的响应以及在说话者交换试验中的精度降低相关.
- 注意力控制措施没有预测通话者切换成本.
- 边际相互作用表明更好的注意力控制改善了L2口音识别准确度.
结论:
- 工作记忆容量对于快速,试验到试验的说话者适应性至关重要.
- 注意控制可以广泛支持L2口音处理,但不能快速适应.
- 个体认知差异在复杂的听力场景中显著影响听觉适应.
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