Date of Graduation
Spring 2008
Degree
Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders
Department
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Committee Chair
Ronald Netsell
Abstract
Little is known about how fast we talk to ourselves inside our head. Intuitively, most people seem to think they talk faster inside their head than they do aloud. Results from earlier studies were inconclusive. The purpose of the present study was to compare the rate of inner speech to speech spoken aloud using a new paradigm. The participants were told to say the first thing that came to mind using inner speech. Then they said the same utterance aloud. They pressed a start and stop key to time the duration of their utterances. The means between the groups were not statistically different. For individuals, some were faster with inner speech, and some were faster when talking aloud. Implications are discussed.
Keywords
Covert speech, overt speech, inner speech, subvocalization, speaking rate
Subject Categories
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Copyright
© Mary Angela Brock
Recommended Citation
Brock, Mary Angela, "The Rate of Inner Speech" (2008). MSU Graduate Theses/Dissertations. 2008.
https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/2008
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