Jul 31, 2014 By: admin
Bruno Galantucci and Gareth Roberts, associate professor of psychology and research fellow in psychology at ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ respectively, have published an article in PLOS ONE, an international, peer-reviewed journal that publishes primary research in a number of scientific disciplines. Titled the article challenges current assumptions that the main purpose of human communication is the faithful transmission of information. Galantucci and Roberts discuss the findings of a study they conducted in which paired participants communicating online didn't notice when portions of their conversation were randomly crossed with portions of a different conversation being had by other participants. They conclude that miscommunication probably happens more regularly - and goes undetected more often - than is usually thought, and that the transmission of information may not be the primary function that interpersonal communication serves.
