title: A critique of Venkatagiri's hypothesis (2004) about the cause of stuttering.
abstract: This paper critiques a recent proposed causal hypothesis of stuttering. It is argued that the proposal is a classic example of the misuse of the representativeness heuristic in the search for the cause of the disorder.
authors.affiliation: Australian Stuttering Research Centre, The University of Sydney, Lidcombe, NSW.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Onslow
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D013070:Speech Therapy; D013342:Stuttering / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome