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Using habit reversal to decrease filled pauses in public speaking
Author(s) -
Mancuso Carolyn,
Miltenberger Raymond G.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1002/jaba.267
Subject(s) - habit , psychology , multiple baseline design , audiology , automaticity , word (group theory) , public speaking , baseline (sea) , linguistics , social psychology , intervention (counseling) , medicine , cognition , psychiatry , philosophy , oceanography , geology
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 awareness training and competing response training. During postintervention assessments, all 6 participants exhibited an immediate decrease in filled pauses.