Attention and stuttering : differentiating word-form encoding and working memory differences in adults who stutter
Though motoric, linguistic, and emotional/temperamental factors are commonly thought to contribute to the persistence or development of the stuttering condition in children, how these factors interact to influence the occurrence of moments of stuttering are unclear. Accounting for attentional allocation allows for the differentiation of word-form encoding and working memory processes in adults who stutter. 40 adults who stutter and 42 adults who do not stutter completed three complex working memory span tasks (a working memory capacity measure). These tasks systematically varied in their word-form activation requirements according to psycholinguistic theory. Results indicate that adults who stutter demonstrate working memory capacity differences as a function of word-form encoding influences. These results and the dual-task nature of the tasks allow for the further specification of theories into the origins of moments of stuttering.
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Electronic Theses & Dissertations
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Material Type
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Theses
- Authors
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Tichenor, Seth E.
- Thesis Advisors
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Yaruss, J. Scott
- Committee Members
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Dickey, Michael Walsh
Hampton Wray, Amanda
Venker, Courtney
Ravizza, Susan
- Date Published
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2020
- Subjects
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Stutterers
Short-term memory
- Program of Study
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Communicative Sciences and Disorders - Doctor of Philosophy
- Degree Level
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Doctoral
- Language
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English
- Pages
- viii, 112 pages
- ISBN
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9781658489881
1658489888
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- https://doi.org/doi:10.25335/y271-m381