Kotler, Julie B
(2007)
MOTOR LEARNING AND TRANSFER ALONG TWO CONTINUA OF COMPLEXITY FOR NONSPEECH ORAL GESTURES: QUANTITY AND CONSISTENCY OF INTRAORAL PRESSURE PEAKS.
Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the point at which a minimally complex well-trained nonspeech task transfers to other nonspeech tasks of varying complexity. Participants included ten normal adult speakers. The nonspeech training task included bilabial production of a single intraoral pressure peak at either 7 or 15 cm H2O. Participants received random training on the two pressure targets, with Knowledge of Results provided on 50% of the trials. Complexity of the transfer tasks was manipulated by varying both the number of intraoral pressure peaks and the consistency of pressure targets. Only 4 participants demonstrated learning of the single peak task. For these four participants, transfer occurred from the training task to the more complex transfer tasks at roughly the same time. Findings suggest that there was no difference in complexity between number of pressure peaks and the consistency of the pressure targets.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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Status: |
Unpublished |
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Date: |
5 January 2007 |
Date Type: |
Completion |
Defense Date: |
1 December 2006 |
Approval Date: |
5 January 2007 |
Submission Date: |
3 December 2006 |
Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
Schools and Programs: |
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences > Communication Science and Disorders |
Degree: |
MS - Master of Science |
Thesis Type: |
Master's Thesis |
Refereed: |
Yes |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
complexity continua; task transfer; nonspeech complexity; nonspeech tasks |
Other ID: |
http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-12032006-210529/, etd-12032006-210529 |
Date Deposited: |
10 Nov 2011 20:07 |
Last Modified: |
15 Nov 2016 13:52 |
URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9985 |
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