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Contextual Interference In Speech Motor Learning Secondary To Similar Phonemes, Katelyn M. Bond
Contextual Interference In Speech Motor Learning Secondary To Similar Phonemes, Katelyn M. Bond
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Purpose: The contextual interference (CI) effect is a motor learning phenomenon where learners experience difficulty during training resulting in poor performance; however, improved performance is observed in transfer conditions. Different variables elicit a CI effect, and the purpose of this study is to investigate whether phoneme (or sound) similarity may result in a CI effect during speech motor learning.
Method: The study included twenty-nine participants whose hearing and speech abilities were within the normal range. Participants were randomly assigned to one of two training sessions involving nonwords with either similar or dissimilar phonemes. Each training session included nonword repetition training …