title: Attention span in simultaneous interpreting
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metadata.value: Konina, A. A.
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metadata.value: Alexeeva, S. V.
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metadata.value: Chernigovskaya, T. V.
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metadata.value: 2018-08-08T11:48:55Z
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metadata.value: 2018-08-08T11:48:55Z
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metadata.value: 2018
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/14731
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metadata.value: Simultaneous interpreting was more than once labeled as one of the most requiring jobs there is. In our study we hypothesize that simultaneous interpreters would have a larger attention span than a control group performing a similar demanding task. Simultaneous interpreters (N=7) and the control group (N=17) were instructed to shadow the speaker in a video sequence where he was giving a speech surrounded by 20 different objects, to press a button when looking into the camera and to press another button when the speaker pronounced proper names creating a situation of significant cognitive load similar to one experienced by simultaneous interpreters. Both groups were later presented with a recall test (20 target stimuli, 40 distractors) and comprehension questions. We did not find any difference in recall test performance between the groups (U Mann-Whitney, p=0,13), but interestingly interpreters were worse at identifying distractors than the control group (mixed-effects linear model, p=0,042) and better at identifying target stimuli (p=0,054, Task type Х Picture type interaction, p=0.03). Moreover, both groups were making more mistakes in target stimuli identification compared to distractors (p<0.001). The results could be an indication that interpreter perception filters are tilted towards accumulating more incoming information than those of a person without simultaneous interpreting training.
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metadata.value: en
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metadata.value: Abstracts of The Fourth St. Petersburg Winter Workshop on Experimental Studies of Speech and Language;47
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metadata.value: Attention span in simultaneous interpreting
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metadata.value: Article
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