129.2 - The Monster Study

The Monster Study (aka Tudor Study) is an unethical psychology experiment that was conducted in 1939 on 22 orphans in Davenport, Iowa.  The goal was to a test the theory that by deeply worrying about starting to stutter, one may develop the speech disorder. Mary Tudor, a graduate student, attempted to induce stuttering - to create the behavior - in fluent speakers with the assistance of her advisor Wendell Johnson.
The study was dubbed "The Monster Study" for the cruelty and misconduct of it. Learn more about the creators, the experiment, and what can be deduced from its results.
This study was kept OFF THE RECORD for many years; now the official documentation can be found online for anyone to view.
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Last note: ⁠I'm not a speech pathologist, but I do know one thing! Don't let anyone ever make you feel like you are not worth being heard. What you say has value, and it doesn't matter how fast you speak or how perfectly you speak, what you say matters.

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