Effects of positive attitude toward giving a speech on cardiovascular and subjective fear responses during speech in anxious subjects.
40 speech-anxious subjects were asked to deliver four speeches during the experiment. The conditions varied according to whether the subjects maintained a positive or neutral attitude toward speech prior to each presentation. Heart rate and self-reports of fear were measured during the experiment. Maintaining a positive attitude prior to delivering a speech reduced both subjective anxiety and cardiovascular responses.
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Department of Psychology, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA 95521, USA.
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D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013060:Speech