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Little attention has been given to the implicit theories linking or the actual relationship between talkativeness and aptitude. In this study, we hypothesized a positive relationship between verbal aptitude and amount of talking. A correlational analysis was conducted using subjects’ scores on the verbal section of the Scholastic Aptitude Test and how much they talked while getting acquainted or solving a group problem. Verbal aptitude proved to be unrelated to overall amount of talking but was positively related to pausing between the vocalizations within each speaker’s turn.
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Barry Ruback, R., Dabbs, J.M. Talkativeness and verbal aptitude: Perception and reality. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 24, 423–426 (1986). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03330570
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