The present study investigated how engaging in a behavior that is potentially incompatible with covert verbal behavior, singing aloud, affected the percent of correct responses and reaction time during equivalence tests as compared to engaging in a behavior considered compatible with covert verbal behavior, alternating foot tapping, during testing. Results varied between participants with some participants showing higher accuracies in the incompatible condition and some in the compatible condition. Performance in terms of accuracy and reaction time were correlated, with higher accuracies in the compatible condition being correlated with faster reaction times in the compatible condition. Limitations discussed include a low number of participants due to COVID-19, the covert nature of the behavior of interest, the length of time required to complete the experiment, and the challenges to monitoring the incompatible behavior due to social distancing requirements. Potential future research is discussed in light of these limitations.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1808433 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Lovitz, Elizabeth |
| Contributors | Ortu, Daniele, Vaidya, Manish, Becker, April |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | viii, 56 pages, Text |
| Rights | Public, Lovitz, Elizabeth, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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