Individual differences in frequency and saliency of speech-accompanying gestures: The role of cognitive abilities and empathy

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 694-709

  Chu, Mingyuan ^a   Meyer, Antje ^b   Foulkes, Lucy ^c   Kita, Sotaro ^d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHOLINGUISTICS   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conceptualization ability; Empathy; Gesture production; Spatial transformation ability; Working memory

Indexed keywords

APTITUDE; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GESTURE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPEECH; YOUNG ADULT;

APTITUDE; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GESTURES; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; SPEECH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894361500     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0033861     Document Type: Article

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