Short-Term-Memory Demands In Processing Synthetic Speech By Old And Young-Adults

    Authors

    J. A. Smither

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Behav. Inf. Technol.

    Keywords

    Computer Science, Cybernetics; Ergonomics

    Abstract

    This experiment investigated the demands synthetic speech places on short term memory by comparing performance of old and young adults on an ordinary short term memory task. Items presented were generated by a human speaker or by a computer based text-to-speech synthesizer. Results were consistent with the idea that the comprehension of synthetic speech imposes increased resource demands on the short term memory system. Older subjects performed significantly more poorly than younger subjects, and both groups performed more poorly with synthetic than with human speech. Findings suggest that short term memory demands imposed by the processing of synthetic speech should be investigated further, particularly regarding the implementation of voice response systems in devices for the elderly.

    Journal Title

    Behaviour & Information Technology

    Volume

    12

    Issue/Number

    6

    Publication Date

    1-1-1993

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    330

    Last Page

    335

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:A1993ML46900002

    ISSN

    0144-929X

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