Complete the summary below. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the text for each answer.
Synchrony
There is a human desire to co-ordinate (33) .......... in an effort to be ‘in harmony’. This co-ordination can be seen in conversations when speakers alter the speed and extent of their speech in order to facilitate (34) .......... This is often achieved within milliseconds: only tiny pauses take place when a conversation flows; when it doesn’t, there are (35) .......... and silences, or people talk at the same time. Our desire to (36) .......... Is also an important element of conversation flow. According to research, our (37) .......... increase even if silences are brief. Humans have a basic need to be part of a group, and they experience a sense of (38) .......... If silences exclude them. People also attempt to co-ordinate their opinions in conversation. In an experiment, participants’ judgement of the overall (39) .......... among speakers was tested using videos of a fluent and a slightly disrupted conversation. The results showed that the (40) .......... of the speakers’ discussion was less important than the perceived synchrony of the speakers.
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