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Auditory stroop effects in children with hearing impairment

S Jerger1, G Stout, M Kent

  • 1Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Communicative Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.

Journal of Speech and Hearing Research
|October 1, 1993
PubMed
Summary

Children with hearing impairment show distinct speech processing patterns. While normal-hearing children struggle to ignore semantic content, those with hearing loss process speech dimensions less dependently on external stimuli.

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Area of Science:

  • Auditory Neuroscience
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Speech-Language Pathology

Background:

  • Accurate speech perception relies on processing multiple information types.
  • Understanding how children with hearing impairment process speech dimensions is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the influence of semantic information on auditory speech processing in children with hearing impairment.
  • To compare speech processing in children with and without hearing loss using an auditory Stroop task.

Main Methods:

  • A pediatric auditory Stroop task was employed with 20 children with hearing impairment and 60 normal-hearing children.
  • Participants selectively attended to voice-gender while ignoring semantic content, with manipulated target relations (congruent, neutral, conflict).

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Main Results:

  • Normal-hearing children exhibited Stroop interference and congruency, indicating difficulty ignoring semantic content.
  • Children with hearing impairment showed significant Stroop congruency but minimal interference, suggesting less reliance on semantic cues.

Conclusions:

  • Speech processing dimensions (voice-gender, semantic) are not processed independently in children, regardless of hearing status.
  • Childhood hearing loss appears to reduce the consistent influence of irrelevant semantic information on auditory speech processing.