Stuttering As Conflict: 1. Comparison Of Therapy Techniques Involving Approach And Avoidance
- 1 December 1957
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Speech Language Hearing Association in Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders
- Vol. 22 (5) , 714-723
- https://doi.org/10.1044/jshd.2205.714
Abstract
24 stutterers read 4 200-word passages 6 times in a comparison of the effect of negative practice techniques on stuttering consisting of the Dunlap technique of voluntary imitation; voluntary repetition or bounce; smooth prolongation or slide. The authors believe that the findings provide experimental support for the therapy of stuttering as an approach-avoidance conflict. When the approach responses are strengthened by means of such techniques of bounce and slide, fluency increases. When avoidance responses are strengthened such as in the Dunlap technique stuttering may increase.Keywords
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