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Social presence effect in language comprehension: evidence from event-related potential (ERP) research

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Veröffentlicht in:PeerJ (Jan 13, 2025)
1. Verfasser: Teng, Yu
Weitere Verfasser: Xue Sui, Yu tong Li
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PeerJ, Inc.
Schlagworte:
Language
Reading comprehension
Semantics
Behavior
Sociolinguistics
Meaning
Event-related potentials
Lexical processing
Hypotheses
Communication
EEG
Brain
Sentences
Language processing
Phonetics
Electroencephalography
Influence
Speech
Chinese languages
Morphology
Comprehension
Social meaning
Conflict resolution
Social environment
Accuracy
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Abstract:ObjectiveThis study aimed to examine the impact of social presence on Chinese reading comprehension and associated neural responses. MethodsParticipants tasked with reading Chinese sentences either alone or in the presence of others and subsequently assessing the accuracy of the sentences’ meanings. Concurrently, we recorded the participants’ electrical brain responses to critical word processing. ResultsBehavioral results indicated no significant effect of social presence on the judgment of sentence accuracy. Electroencephalogram (EEG) results, however, revealed that reading in the presence of others elicited more pronounced left anterior negativity (LAN) components in the left front of the scalp compared to reading alone. Additionally, incorrect meanings triggered larger N400 and P600 amplitudes in the mid-parietal region than correct meanings. ConclusionSocial presence intensifies early neural responses during the reading of Chinese sentences, although it does not influence semantic integration or conflict resolution. These findings support the notion that social context affects language processing.
ISSN:2167-8359
DOI:10.7717/peerj.18798
Quelle:Science Database