| Type of Document |
Master's Thesis |
| Author |
Choi, Charles
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| URN |
etd-0417102-143155 |
| Title |
The Influence of Imagined Interactions on Verbal Fluency |
| Degree |
Master of Arts (M.A.) |
| Department |
Speech Communication |
| Advisory Committee |
| Advisor Name |
Title |
| Loretta Pecchioni |
Committee Chair |
| Andrew King |
Committee Member |
| Renee Edwards |
Committee Member |
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| Keywords |
- communication apprehension
- disfluency
- imagined interactions
- plan specificity
- verbal fluency
- planning
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| Date of Defense |
2002-04-15 |
| Availability |
unrestricted |
Abstract
Imagined interactions (IIs) are a type of social cognition and mental imagery whereby actors imagine an interaction with others for the purposes of planning. Within actual encounters, verbal fluency is a characteristic that contributes to the speaker's credibility. The planning that takes place through imagined dialogues can help a speaker overcome disfluency found in speech. This study shows that improvements in speaking style are also dependent upon the trait of communication apprehension that an individual experiences. Visualization can decrease apprehension levels, thus producing higher verbal fluency. Results from this study indicate planning's influence in the reduction of silent pauses but not vocalized pauses. Finally, the complexity of one's imagined dialogue has been found to play a role in an increase of verbal fluency.
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