TY - GEN AB - Non-native speech is difficult for native listeners to understand. While listeners can learn to understand non-native speech after exposure, it is unclear how to optimize this learning. Experimental subjects transcribed non-native speech and were paid either a flat rate or based on their performance. Participants who were paid based on performance demonstrated improved performance overall and faster learning than participants who were paid a flat rate. These results suggest that exposure alone is not sufficient to optimize learning of non-native speech and that current models of this process must be revised to account for the effects of motivation and incentive. AD - University of Oregon AD - University of Chicago AD - University of Oregon AU - Afghani, Chasen AU - Baese-Berk, Melissa M. AU - Waddell, Glen R. DA - 2023-08-09 ID - 7976 JF - Applied Psycholinguistics KW - Adaptation KW - Incentive KW - non-native speech KW - pay for performance KW - speech perception L1 - https://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/7976/files/Performance-pay-and-non-native-language-comprehension.pdf L2 - https://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/7976/files/Performance-pay-and-non-native-language-comprehension.pdf L4 - https://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/7976/files/Performance-pay-and-non-native-language-comprehension.pdf LA - eng LK - https://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/7976/files/Performance-pay-and-non-native-language-comprehension.pdf N2 - Non-native speech is difficult for native listeners to understand. While listeners can learn to understand non-native speech after exposure, it is unclear how to optimize this learning. Experimental subjects transcribed non-native speech and were paid either a flat rate or based on their performance. Participants who were paid based on performance demonstrated improved performance overall and faster learning than participants who were paid a flat rate. These results suggest that exposure alone is not sufficient to optimize learning of non-native speech and that current models of this process must be revised to account for the effects of motivation and incentive. PY - 2023-08-09 T1 - Performance pay and non-native language comprehension: Can we learn to understand better when we’re paid to listen? TI - Performance pay and non-native language comprehension: Can we learn to understand better when we’re paid to listen? UR - https://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/7976/files/Performance-pay-and-non-native-language-comprehension.pdf Y1 - 2023-08-09 ER -