Behavior Theory, Behavior Therapy and Speech Deviations

An analysis of the relationship between the degree of maintained fluency improvement of former Portland State University stuttering clients and the overall language themes they used

“…If stuttering is a learned behavior, as some stated, it could be changed through the application of various principles of behavior modification (Whaley and Malott, 1971;Wischner, 1972;and Shames and Egolf, 1976). The stutterer learns to be a fluent speaker as various contingencies and consequences are controlled within the clinic.…”