Memory for requests in conversation revisited  

Oleh:

Gibbs, Raymond W., (Jr.)

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The American Journal of Psychology vol. 100 no. 2 (1987), page 179.
Topik: Memory; Request; Request Forms
Fulltext: 1422402.pdf (1.32MB)

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Earlier research has indicated that people remember better the exact surface forms of nonconventional indirect requests, such as How about a hamburger? than they do conventional indirect requests, such as I'll have a hamburger. Such findings are taken as evidence that memory for conversation depends partially upon the conventionality of an utterance given some social context. The present study was conducted to examine the hypothesis that people best remember requests that do not specify the main projected reason for addressees not complying with the request. Results of a recognition memory experiment supported this idea when subjects heard requests stated in conversational contexts. Without context, however, there were no differences in subjects' memory for the different types of requests. These findings suggest that people's memory for requests in conversation is dependent on the assessments made by speakers and listeners of the particular plans and goals that each has in various social situations

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