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Public Speaking Disfluencies: A Review of Habit Reversal Training and Research
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Luiselli, James K. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2022
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…
Descriptors: Public Speaking, Speech Communication, Habit Formation, Speech Habits
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 Brief Habit Reversal and an Interdependent Group Contingency to Reduce Public-Speaking Speech Disfluencies
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Perrin, Christopher J.; Hensel, Sarah A.; Lynch, Durie L.; Gallegos, Lisa R.; Bell, Kendall; Carpenter, Kristen – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2021
This study replicated and extended previous research on the effectiveness of brief habit reversal, consisting of awareness training and competing response training (silent pause) in reducing the rate of speech disfluencies during public speaking. Nine university students, divided into 3 groups, delivered short speeches on a novel topic. Brief…
Descriptors: College Students, Habit Formation, Behavior Modification, Public Speaking
Using Habit Reversal to Decrease Filled Pauses in Public Speaking
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Mancuso, Carolyn; Miltenberger, Raymond G. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2016
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…
Descriptors: Habit Formation, Public Speaking, Speech Habits, Speech Communication