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Peer reviewedAyers, Joe; Hopf, Theodore S. – Communication Education, 1987
Compares the effectiveness of systematic desensitization (SD), rational emotive therapy (RET), and visualization (VIS) in reducing communication apprehension (CA). Concludes that, while all treatment modes reduce CA, no significant differences were found in their effectiveness. Emphasizes that VIS is a relatively simple technique that can be used…
Descriptors: Communication Apprehension, Communication Problems, Communication Research, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedWhitworth, Randolph H.; Cochran, Claudia – Communication Education, 1996
Tested public speaking anxiety of university students at the beginning and end of the semester. Treated one group with skills training, visualization, and Communication-Orientation therapy; another received skills training and visualization; another received only skills training; fourth group served as control. Found that the 2 groups receiving…
Descriptors: Communication Apprehension, Communication Research, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education
