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MOTOR LEARNING AND TRANSFER ALONG TWO CONTINUA OF COMPLEXITY FOR NONSPEECH ORAL GESTURES: QUANTITY AND CONSISTENCY OF INTRAORAL PRESSURE PEAKS

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 (Unpublished)

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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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Item Type: University of Pittsburgh ETD
Status: Unpublished
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Kotler, Julie Bjbkotler@yahoo.com
ETD Committee:
TitleMemberEmail AddressPitt UsernameORCID
Committee ChairShaiman, Susanshaiman@csd.pitt.eduSHAIMAN
Committee MemberVerdolini, Katherinekittie@csd.pitt.eduKAV25
Committee MemberMcNeil, Malcolmmcneil@pitt.eduMCNEIL
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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