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ERIC Number: EJ357876
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Visualization, Systematic Desensitization, and Rational Emotive Therapy: A Comparative Evaluation.
Ayers, Joe; Hopf, Theodore S.
Communication Education, v36 n3 p236-40 Jul 1987
Compares the effectiveness of systematic desensitization (SD), rational emotive therapy (RET), and visualization (VIS) in reducing communication apprehension (CA). Concludes that, while all treatment modes reduce CA, no significant differences were found in their effectiveness. Emphasizes that VIS is a relatively simple technique that can be used in the classroom. (NKA)
Descriptors: Communication Apprehension, Communication Problems, Communication Research, Comparative Analysis, Desensitization, Evaluation Criteria, Speech Communication, Visualization
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Communication Behavior; Communication Strategies; Rational Emotive Education