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ToolsEngelhardt, Paul E., McMullon, Mhairi E. G. and Corley, Martin (2019) Individual differences in the production of disfluency: a latent variable analysis of memory ability and verbal intelligence. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 72 (5). pp. 1084-1101. ISSN 1747-0218
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Abstract
Recent work has begun to focus on the role that individual differences in executive function and intelligence have on the production of fluent speech. However, isolating the underlying causes of different types of disfluency has been difficult given the speed and complexity of language production. In this study, we focused on the role of memory abilities and verbal intelligence, and we chose a task that relied heavily on memory for successful performance. Given the task demands, we hypothesised that a substantial proportion of disfluencies would be due to memory retrieval problems. We contrasted memory abilities with individual differences in verbal intelligence as previous work highlighted verbal intelligence as an important factor in disfluency production. A total of 78 participants memorised and repeated 40 syntactically complex sentences, which were recorded and coded for disfluencies. Model comparisons were carried out using hierarchical structural equation modelling. Results showed that repetitions were significantly related to verbal intelligence. Unfilled pauses and repairs, in contrast, were marginally (p <.09) related to memory abilities. The relationship in all cases was negative. Conclusions explore the link between different types of disfluency and particular problems arising in the course of production, and how individual differences inform theoretical debates in language production.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | speech fluency,verbal intelligence,executive function,disfluency,individual differences |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Psychology |
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| Depositing User: | Pure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 01 May 2018 15:30 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Oct 2022 18:37 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/66904 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1747021818778752 |
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