SOME EFFECTS OF THE COMMON COLD UPON SPEECH: PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDIES OF TRAINING TECHNIQUES

Abstract

An attempt was made to obtain information about the influence a cold might have upon speaking. Specific questions posed for investigation were the following: (1) To what extent does having a cold affect a speaker's intelligibility or vocal quality. (2) If a cold modifies speech, does the effect vary with different acoustical conditions under which the listeners respond. (3) Does nasal spraying with a vasoconstricting agent influence the relationships implied by the preceding questions. (4) Are such relationships associated with medical symptoms which characterize a cold or with phonemes which require nasal emission of sounds.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 12, 1949
Accession Number
AD0657945

Entities

People

  • Charles Lightfoot

Organizations

  • Kenyon College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Auditory Acuity
  • Chi Square Test
  • Coefficients
  • Ear Diseases
  • Engineering
  • Frequency
  • Health Services
  • Hearing Loss
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Intelligibility
  • Medical Personnel
  • Nose Diseases
  • Respiratory Tract Diseases
  • Speech
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Exercise and Sports Science.
  • Speech Processing/Speech Recognition.