| Putting ifs to work: goal-based relevance in conditional directives. | |
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PMID: 16131270 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Conditional directives are used by speakers to instruct hearers which actions are to be taken should certain events occur. The authors demonstrate that conditional directives are distinct from indicative conditionals in which speakers predict what is likely to be observed should certain events occur. The 1st set of experiments shows that goal structure determines what information speakers will select to test whether conditional directives have been followed but that these selections do not reflect their interpretations of the deontic necessity and sufficiency of the conditional relation. The 2nd set of experiments shows that formulations of conditional directives differ in how clearly speakers consider them to express their situation-specific intentions and that hearers accurately perceive what speakers intend them to do as a result of these formulations. The authors' findings illustrate a form of social rationality common in everyday interaction, which broadens normative conceptions of conditionals. |
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Authors:
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Denis J Hilton; Markus Kemmelmeier; Jean-François Bonnefon |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of experimental psychology. General Volume: 134 ISSN: 0096-3445 ISO Abbreviation: J Exp Psychol Gen Publication Date: 2005 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-08-31 Completed Date: 2006-01-11 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7502587 Medline TA: J Exp Psychol Gen Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 388-405 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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((c) 2005 APA, all rights reserved). |
Affiliation:
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Laboratoire Dynamiques Sociocognitives et Vie Politique (D.S.V.P.), Université Toulouse 2, Toulouse, France. hilton@univ-tlse2.fr |
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Adult Cognitive Dissonance Communication* Female Goals* Humans Logic Male Motivation* Problem Solving Role Semantics* Set (Psychology) Social Behavior Verbal Behavior* |
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