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Reaction time for /s/ and /z/ in stutterers and nonstutterers: a test of discoordination hypothesis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7061734     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In an attempt to test the hypothesis that stuttering is the result of discoordination between phonation and articulation, 10 adult stutterers and 10 adult nonstutterers were asked to produce prolonged versions of /z/ and /s/ sounds, as quickly as possible, in response to tone stimuli. It was hypothesized that stutterers would exhibit significantly longer reaction time (RT) for the /z/, a voiced sound, than would a similar group of nonstutterers, whereas the two groups would not differ in RT for the /s/ sound, the unvoiced counterpart of /z/. The results showed that stutterers as a group did not differ from nonstutterers in RT for either the /z/ of the /s/ sound. However, it was found that severe stutterers exhibited significantly longer RTs for the /z/ sound than did mild stutterers. There were no differences between severe and mild stutterers in RT for the /s/ sound.
Authors:
H S Venkatagiri
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of communication disorders     Volume:  15     ISSN:  0021-9924     ISO Abbreviation:  J Commun Disord     Publication Date:  1982 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1982-05-12     Completed Date:  1982-05-12     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0260316     Medline TA:  J Commun Disord     Country:  NETHERLANDS    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  55-62     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Articulation Disorders / complications*
Female
Humans
Male
Phonation
Reaction Time
Respiration
Speech Articulation Tests
Stuttering / etiology*,  physiopathology
Voice Disorders / complications*

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