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What Do We See in Them? Identifying Dimensions of Partner Models for Speech Interfaces Using a Psycholexical Approach

Philip R Doyle, Leigh Clark Orcid Logo, Benjamin R. Cowan

Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Pages: 1 - 14

Swansea University Author: Leigh Clark Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1145/3411764.3445206

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Perceptions of system competence and communicative ability, termed partner models, play a significant role in speech interface interaction. Yet we do not know what the core dimensions of this concept are. Taking a psycholexical approach, our paper is the first to identify the key dimensions that def...

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Published in: Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
ISBN: 9781450380966
Published: New York, NY, USA ACM 2021
URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56348
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Abstract: Perceptions of system competence and communicative ability, termed partner models, play a significant role in speech interface interaction. Yet we do not know what the core dimensions of this concept are. Taking a psycholexical approach, our paper is the first to identify the key dimensions that define partner models in speech agent interaction. Through a repertory grid study (N=21), a review of key subjective questionnaires, an expert review of resulting word pairs and an online study of 356 users of speech interfaces, we identify three key dimensions that make up a users’ partner model: 1) perceptions towards partner competence and dependability; 2) assessment of human-likeness; and 3) a system’s perceived cognitive flexibility. We discuss the implications for partner modelling as a concept, emphasising the importance of salience and the dynamic nature of these perceptions.
Keywords: partner models, mental models, speech interfaces, psycholexical, human-machine dialogue, psychometrics
College: Faculty of Science and Engineering
Start Page: 1
End Page: 14