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Alexandra Paxton
Researcher at University of Connecticut
Publications - 43
Citations - 865
Alexandra Paxton is an academic researcher from University of Connecticut. The author has contributed to research in topics: Conversation & Interpersonal communication. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 43 publications receiving 659 citations. Previous affiliations of Alexandra Paxton include University of California & University of California, Merced.
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Complexity matching in dyadic conversation.
TL;DR: Temporal dynamics in conversational speech signals were analyzed through time series of acoustic onset events and timing in periods of acoustic energy was found to exhibit behavioral matching that reflects complementary timing in turn-taking.
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Frame-differencing methods for measuring bodily synchrony in conversation.
Alexandra Paxton,Rick Dale +1 more
TL;DR: This article provides a detailed presentation of one such frame-differencing methods (FDMs), created by modifying and adding to existing FDMs to simplify analyses of interpersonal synchrony, and discusses the current limitations and future directions for FDMs.
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Argument disrupts interpersonal synchrony
Alexandra Paxton,Rick Dale +1 more
TL;DR: It is found that in-phase bodily synchrony decreases significantly during argument, and affective changes did not significantly predict changes in levels of interpersonal synchrony, suggesting that differences in affect valences between affiliation and argument cannot solely explain the results.
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Movement dynamics reflect a functional role for weak coupling and role structure in dyadic problem solving
TL;DR: Using cross-recurrence quantification analysis, it is found that dyads with loosely coupled gross body movements performed better, supporting recent work suggesting that simple synchrony may not be the key to effective performance and evidence that leader–follower dynamics—when sensitive to the specific role structure of the interaction—impact task performance.
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Interpersonal Movement Synchrony Responds to High- and Low-Level Conversational Constraints.
Alexandra Paxton,Rick Dale +1 more
TL;DR: Focusing on nonverbal communication behaviors during naturalistic conversation, it is found that high- and low-level constraints interacted non-additively to affect interpersonal movement dynamics, highlighting the context sensitivity of interaction and supporting the view of joint action as a complex adaptive system.