Concurrent Repetition of a Continuous Flow of Words

摘要

The study was concerned with oral concurrent repetition of an auditory stimulus consisting of a continuous flow of words to investigate the effects upon the intelligibility of the oral repetitive performance of (a) the rate and the intensity at which the stimulus words were presented and (b) practice. In addition, scores for six psychological and auditory tests were correlated with intelligibility scores. The following conclusions were drawn: (a) Intelligibility scores are higher with increased intensity of heard speech, and with practice. (b) Intelligibility scores are higher when the rate of stimulus presentation is decreased. (c) A positive relationship exists between intelligibility scores and scores on Seashore's rhythm test. The suggestion is made that under proper conditions of rate and intensity some persons might be trained to perform with more than 90% intelligibility. Concurrent repetition, or 'shadowing,' is discussed in relation to therapy with stutterers. (Author)