Psychological scaling of speech by students in training compared to that by experienced speech-language pathologists.
Direct magnitude estimation was the psychological rating technique for obtaining ratings of severity of the speech of 16 cerebral palsied dysarthric speakers. The ratings of students in training (inexperienced) were compared to those of experienced speech-language pathologists. For this method and this communication disorder, students' ratings were comparable to those of the professionals.
D002983:Clinical Competence; D004401:Dysarthria / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D013066:Speech-Language Pathology / Q000379:methods*; D013336:Students, Health Occupations