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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.

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