Public speaking anxiety as a function of sensitization and habituation processes

Communication Education

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 164-1173

  Behnke, Ralph R ^a   Sawyer, Chris R ^a  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety patterns; Habituation processes; Public speaking anxiety; Sensitization processes

Indexed keywords

EID: 2642586640     PISSN: 03634523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03634520410001682429     Document Type: Article

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