From 2016 to 2022, the "Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis" published 7 studies that evaluated the effects of habit reversal training on speech disfluencies (filled pauses) during public speaking. This review summarizes the participants, dependent variables, procedures, experimental design, and outcomes from this research including…

This study evaluated the effectiveness of simplified habit reversal in reducing filled pauses that occur during public speaking. Filled pauses consist of "uh," "um," or "er"; clicking sounds; and misuse of the word "like." After baseline, participants received habit reversal training that consisted of…

Finds that there are specific target behaviors for public speaking that can be acquired with instruction. Evaluates the three main components of the Fawcett and Miller public speaking package, a fourth component, and assesses the generality of trained public speaking behaviors over time, across settings, and across behaviors. (JMF)