Effect of Speakers' Sex and Size of Audience on Heart-Rate Changes during Short Impromptu Speeches
@article{Baldwin1980EffectOS, title={Effect of Speakers' Sex and Size of Audience on Heart-Rate Changes during Short Impromptu Speeches}, author={S F Baldwin and Theodore Jr. Clevenger}, journal={Psychological Reports}, year={1980}, volume={46}, pages={123 - 130} }
This study was carried out to determine whether over-all heart rate and heart-rate arousal pattern ate similar for 10 male and 10 female speakers and in speaking situations with both a large as well as a small audience. Equal numbers of male and female subjects were exposed to normal-sized audiences of 21 and very small audiences of 3 during a short impromptu speech, and their heart rates monitored continuously before, during, and after speaking. With limited exception, patterns of heart-rate…
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