postr/StutterNovember 13, 2018

Amazon's Alexa

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Amazon's Alexa Does anyone else stutter when they're saying Alexa (or Echo, or Amazon) even though they're alone? I don't stutter at all by myself but as soon as Alexa comes in to it I'm a mess and takes me a minute to get it out. I'm literally stuttering in front of a computer that talks like a person. It's awful to have a stutter but it is fascinating how our brain responds in different situations psychologically. Also, screw you Amazon for only having wake up words starting in a vowel. My worst nightmare.

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Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering

Subthemes

Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentLoss of Control