Date of Award
8-1980
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
First Advisor
Dr. Clyde R. Willis
Second Advisor
Dr. Ron Kelley
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
This study was designed to determine if generalization, the facilitation of performance on untrained items through training of related skills, can be evidenced in the language behavior of an aphasic population. Five aphasic subjects were drawn from a patient population at a Veteran's Administration Medical Center in Michigan. Each subject was presented with 25 unfamiliar pictures utilizing five cueing techniques: whole word repetition, first syllrble cue, sentence completion, written word, and a control of no input. These were then used to elicit verbal responses to the pictures. The subjects were then shown 25 similar pictures, without cues. Statistical analysis showed generalization behavior across all five subjects. Discussion of the cueing approach as a method of confrontation naming is included.
Recommended Citation
Gilbert, Jo Ellen, "The Existence of Generalization Abilities in Five Aphasics" (1980). Masters Theses. 1865.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/1865