First Advisor

Robert H. English

Term of Graduation

Summer 1974

Date of Publication

7-17-1974

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (M.S.) in Speech: Speech and Hearing Sciences

Department

Speech

Language

English

Subjects

Speech, Tongue, Speeches addresses etc

DOI

10.15760/etd.1994

Physical Description

1 online resource (3, v, 43 pages)

Abstract

The present investigation was undertaken to collect normative data on a teenage population and a young adult population in order to assess tongue sensitivity regarding the identification of various geometric shapes. The research, was conducted to answer the following questions:

1. Is there a significant difference between a teenage group and a young adult group regarding lingual discrimination?

2. What is the range and variability between and within the two groups?

3. Is the teenage group significantly better than the elementary school age group previously tested by Weiss (1973b)?

There were 50 normal-speaking subjects in the teenage group ranging in age from 13 through 15 years, and 50 normal-speaking young adults ranging in age from 22 through 26 years. The subjects in the teenage group were volunteers from the public schools of Portland, Oregon, and Camas, Washington. The adults were from the same areas and were either employed in responsible jobs or were enrolled in graduate study programs. All subjects were administered a passive and an active test of lingual discrimination. Each test included 24 identifications of plexiglass geometric shapes. Selection of the shapes were made by the subject pointing to his choice on a response sheet, after the geometric shape had been removed from his mouth. The results were analyzed statistically to assess mean, range, and variability within and between the groups. A t-test was used to determine a significance of differences.

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