FAST FINGER EXTENSIONS ARE SLOWER IN STUTTERERS THAN IN NONSTUTTERERS

Authors
JANCKE L HEFTER H KALVERAM KT
Citation
L. Jancke et al., FAST FINGER EXTENSIONS ARE SLOWER IN STUTTERERS THAN IN NONSTUTTERERS, Perceptual and motor skills, 80(3), 1995, pp. 1103-1107
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Experimental
Journal title
Perceptual and motor skills → ACNP
ISSN journal
00315125
Volume
80
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Part
2
Pages
1103 - 1107
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-5125(1995)80:3<1103:FFEASI>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
10 adult stutterers and 10 nonstutterers were required to extend as fa st as possible their right and left index fingers under isometric cond itions in response to an auditory signal. Force developed during finge r extension was measured continuously during each trial. From these fo rce records reaction time, contraction time, and peak force were measu red. For stutterers, contraction times were longer (about 36 msec) tha n for nonstutterers. Possible reasons for this result are discussed.