Table of Contents

Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..6
Method ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….12
Results …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..19
Discussion ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..22
References ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..28
Tables
1. Overall Means for Dependent Variables…………………………………………………………………..35
2. Means by Dependent Variables by Condition…………………………………………………….36
3. Participant Ratings of Intervention……………………………………………………………..36
4. Participant Ratings of Public Speaking Task……………………………………………………………..36
Figures
1. Experiment flow chart……………………………………………………………………………………………37
2. Participant AAQII ratings……………………………………………………………………………………….38
3. Participant SUDS ratings…………………………………………………………………………………………38
4. Participant BPM ratings…………………………………………………………………….39
Appendices
A. Participant recruitment email………………………………………………………………………………….40
B. Participant Demographics………………………………………………………………………………………41
C. Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory………………………………………………………………..42
D. Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II………………………………………………………………….43
E. Speech Performance Scale………………………………………………………………………………….44
F. CBT intervention protocol………………………………………………………………………………………45
G. ACT intervention protocol……………………………………………………………………………………..49
H. Psychoeducational intervention protocol………………………………………………………………….53
I. Participant speech instructions………………………………………………………………………………..56
J. Confederate instructions………………………………………………………………………………………..57
K. Informed consent form…………………………………………………………………………………………..58
L. Post-speech survey………………………………………………………………………………………………..60
M. Debriefing form……………………………………………………………………………………………………61