The Effects of Manifest Anxiety on Stuttering Adaptation

Author

Joseph Agnello, Western Michigan University

Date of Award

7-1958

Degree Name

Master of Science

Department

Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences

Department

Speech Pathology and Audiology

First Advisor

Dr. Charles Van Riper

Second Advisor

Dr. Charles Brown

Third Advisor

Dr. William Pavlik

Fourth Advisor

Dr. William Reynolds

Access Setting

Masters Thesis-Open Access

Abstract

I. Introduction

When stuttering behavior is viewed as a problem in learning, the phenomenon of adaptation frequently receives attention. A standard adaptation experiment consists of having the person who stutters re-read the same passage, or a passage of equal difficulty, a specified number of times. Under these conditions a relative reduction¹ in stuttering frequency usually occurs. Experimentalists and clinicians alike have long been puzzled as to why this decrement takes place, since stuttering is generally considered by many writers^2,3 as a self-reinforcing disorder; that is, stuttering produces more stuttering.

The present experiment was designed to investigate the effects, if any, or response-defined anxiety or test-defined anxiety in stuttering adaptation.

Recommended Citation

Agnello, Joseph, "The Effects of Manifest Anxiety on Stuttering Adaptation" (1958). Masters Theses. 4584.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/4584