Undergraduate Thesis: A Chinese verbal inhibitory control task with potential clinical application
| Title | A Chinese verbal inhibitory control task with potential clinical application |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chong, Ka-man 莊家雯 |
| Issue Date | 2010 |
| Publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) |
| Abstract | Recent findings suggested a relationship between inhibitory control and language production in the aspect of language treatment outcomes (Yeung, Law, & Yau, 2009). The present study aimed at developing a modified version of the classic Stroop task, a verbal inhibitory control task without the requirement of verbal output, applicable to those with language and speech production problem i.e. aphasic patients. Normative data were collected from 50 Cantonese-speaking Chinese in the classic and modified Stroop tasks and interference effects were found. The interference effects in the modified Stroop task confirmed an element of inhibition. This inhibitory-related process was proposed to be the Resistance to Distractor Interference and this highlighted its potential clinical application. In addition, the absence of a significant correlation in the interference effect size between the current modified Stroop task and the classic Stroop task was consistent with and indeed predicted by the account of different inhibitions-related functions. |
| Description | "A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Science (Speech and Hearing Sciences), The University of Hong Kong, June 30, 2010." Includes bibliographical references (p. 29-30). Thesis (B.Sc)--University of Hong Kong, 2010. |
| Degree | Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences |
| Subject | Inhibition. Verbal behavior -- Testing. |
| Dept/Program | Speech and Hearing Sciences |
| dc.contributor.author | Chong, Ka-man |
|---|---|
| dc.contributor.author | 莊家雯 |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-11-01T01:14:00Z |
| dc.date.available | 2012-11-01T01:14:00Z |
| dc.date.issued | 2010 |
| dc.description.abstract | Recent findings suggested a relationship between inhibitory control and language production in the aspect of language treatment outcomes (Yeung, Law, & Yau, 2009). The present study aimed at developing a modified version of the classic Stroop task, a verbal inhibitory control task without the requirement of verbal output, applicable to those with language and speech production problem i.e. aphasic patients. Normative data were collected from 50 Cantonese-speaking Chinese in the classic and modified Stroop tasks and interference effects were found. The interference effects in the modified Stroop task confirmed an element of inhibition. This inhibitory-related process was proposed to be the Resistance to Distractor Interference and this highlighted its potential clinical application. In addition, the absence of a significant correlation in the interference effect size between the current modified Stroop task and the classic Stroop task was consistent with and indeed predicted by the account of different inhibitions-related functions. |
| dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version |
| dc.description | "A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Science (Speech and Hearing Sciences), The University of Hong Kong, June 30, 2010." |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (p. 29-30). |
| dc.description | Thesis (B.Sc)--University of Hong Kong, 2010. |
| dc.description.thesisdiscipline | Speech and Hearing Sciences |
| dc.description.thesislevel | Bachelor's |
| dc.description.thesisname | Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences |
| dc.identifier.hkul | b4813010 |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/173700 |
| dc.language | eng |
| dc.publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License |
| dc.rights | The author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works. |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Inhibition. |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Verbal behavior -- Testing. |
| dc.title | A Chinese verbal inhibitory control task with potential clinical application |
| dc.type | UG_Thesis |