A comparison of situation tests of speech anxiety

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Behavior Therapy

Volume 7, Issue 2, March 1976, Pages 252-255

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Speech-anxious subjects talked in fron of one of either: a live audience, a one-way mirror with assumed observers, a simulated audience appearing on a TV monitor, or an audience of two people and a TV camera to record the speech. Prespeech anxiety was assessed by two self-report measures and one physiological measure. While speaking, subjects were rated for observable indicators of anxiety, and a record was made of the total silence-duration during the speech. The only significant differences found among the groups was in pulse rate, with lower scores emerging in the one-way mirror condition. The findings suggest that a live audience may not be necessary when utilizing situation test of speech anxiety.

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A comparison of situation tests of speech anxiety

Behavior Therapy

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Behavior Therapy

Procedural variation in behavioral avoidance tests

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Behavioral assessment

Effectiveness of relaxation as an active coping skill

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

the effectiveness of the anxiety differential in examination stress situations

Educational and Psychological Measurement