Arousal styles during public speaking

Communication Education

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 420-438

  Pörhölä, Maili ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Heart rate; Physiological arousal; Public speaking; Public speaking state anxiety; Trait anxiety; Willingness to communicate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036776282     PISSN: 03634523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03634520216527     Document Type: Article

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