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Decreasing Nervous Habits during Public Speaking: A Component Analysis of Awareness Training
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Ortiz, Stephanie M.; Deshais, Meghan A.; Miltenberger, Raymond G.; Reeve, Kenneth F. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2022
Awareness training can produce decreases in nervous habits during public speaking. A systematic replication of Montes et al. (2020) was conducted to evaluate the independent and additive effects of awareness training components (i.e., response description, response detection) on speech disfluencies during public speaking. We extended prior…
Descriptors: Public Speaking, Consciousness Raising, Behavior Modification, Anxiety
Using Awareness Training to Decrease Nervous Habits during Public Speaking
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Spieler, Claire; Miltenberger, Raymond – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2017
This study evaluated the effectiveness of awareness training for the reduction of three nervous habits that manifest during public speaking: filled pauses, tongue clicks, and inappropriate use of the word "like." Four university students delivered short speeches during baseline and assessment sessions. Awareness training resulted in…
Descriptors: Public Speaking, Consciousness Raising, Behavior Modification, Anxiety
An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Exposure and Response Prevention on Repetitive Behaviors Associated with Tourette's Syndrome
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Wetterneck, Chad T.; Woods, Douglas W. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2006
Exposure and response prevention (ERP) was evaluated as treatment for three repetitive behaviors in an 11-year-old boy using a multiple baseline across behaviors design. The repetitive behaviors and associated self-reported distress were eliminated. At 3-month follow-up, the frequency for two of the three behaviors returned to baseline levels.…
Descriptors: Prevention, Intervention, Neurological Impairments, Behavior Patterns
Relax and Try This Instead: Abbreviated Habit Reversal for Maladaptive Self-Biting.
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Jones, Kevin M.; Swearer, Susan M.; Friman, Patrick C. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1997
A study evaluated the effectiveness of an abbreviated habit reversal procedure to reduce maladaptive oral self-biting in an adolescent boy in residential care. Treatment involved a combination of relaxation and two competing responses (gum chewing and tongue-lip rubbing). The intervention eliminated the biting and the tissue damage it caused.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anxiety, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification