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AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF CERTAIN PHYSIOLOGICAL, INTROSPECTIVE AND RATING-SCALE TECHNIQUES FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF STAGE FRIGHT A D is s e rta tio n P r e s e n te d t o t h e F a c u l t y o f t h e G ra d u a te S c h o o l The U n i v e r s i t y o f S o u th e r n C a l i f o r n i a In P a r t i a l F u lfillm e n t o f t h e R e q u ire m e n ts f o r t h e D e g re e D o c to r o f P h ilo s o p h y by W illia m R o b e r t P a r k e r May 1951 UMI Number: DP31984 Alt rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL U SE R S The quality of this reproduction is d e p en d en t upon the quality of the cop y subm itted. In the unlikely ev en t that th e author did not se n d a com p lete m anuscript and there are m issing p a g e s, th e s e will be noted. Also, if material had to be rem oved, a note will indicate the deletion. Dissertation Publishing UMI D P 31984 Published by ProQ uest LLC (2 014). Copyright in the Dissertation held by the Author. Microform Edition © ProQ uest LLC. All rights reserved . This work is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United S ta te s C od e ProQ uest LLC. 7 8 9 E ast E isenhow er Parkway P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, Ml 4 8 1 0 6 - 1346 This dissertation, written by .... ¥ I L m M ....E O B E R T ....P A R K m ................. under the guidance of A ? . ? . . . Faculty Committee on Studies , and approved by all its members, has been presented to and accepted by the Council on Graduate Study and Research, in partial ful fillment of requirements for the degree of D O C T O R OF P H I L O S O P H Y Deart ........... C om m ittee on Studies Chairman ------- 1 )i TABLE OF CONTENTS i i PAGE CHAPTER IV INTRODUCTION 1 . . . . . . • R eview o f t h e o r e t i c a l l i t e r a t u r e R eview o f e x p e r im e n ta l s t u d i e s S ta te m e n t o f t h e p ro b le m • • • • . . * * • • • • • • • • 1 11 25 R ev iew o f p h y s i o l o g i c a l an d p s y c h o lo g ic a l lite ra tu re II« ♦ SUBJECTS, MATERIALS AND PROCEDURES S u b je c ts P ro c e d u re s • . . i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M a te ria ls . • . . I I I ., .............................................. . . 26 30 3o! ............................................... 31 .............................................................. . 35 PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF D A TA ........................ 43: j Amounts o f p h y s i o l o g i c a l f l u c t u a t i o n d u r in g t h e s p e a k in g a c t . . . ................... 43 R e l a t i o n s h i p s b e tw e e n p h y s i o l o g i c a l f l u c t u a t i o n s and i n t r o s p e c t i v e r e p o r t s an d ju d g e s* r a t i n g s . • • • • • • • • • 59 S ex d i f f e r e n c e s among t h e s e v e r a l ty p e s IF . o f s t a g e f r i g h t m e asu rem e n ts . • . . . • SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS . . . ............................. 71 76 Summary 76 C o n c lu s io n s . . .................................................... 79 BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDIX A: , ................................................................................. 81 J u d g e ’ s I n s t r u c t i o n s an d R a tin g S c a le 55 APPENDIX B: PROS . * ♦ * . . . . . . . . . APPENDIX C: T - S c o r e s F o r H a le s and F em ales LIST. OF TABLES TABLE