Using visualization to reduce communication apprehension in initial interaction: A brief report

This study was designed to determine if visualization would reduce self reported CA and increase attraction among people one standard deviation above the mean on the interpersonal subscale of the PRCA (Levine & McCroskey, 1990). These data indicate that those exposed to visualization reported lower trait and state CA as well as higher attraction levels than those in control or placebo conditions. These and other results are discussed in the concluding section of this report. Notes Tim Hopf, is Associate Professor, and Joe Ayres is Professor of Speech Communication at Washington State University. Noelle Colby was a Graduate Student at Washington State University while conducting this investigation. Appreciation is extended to Frances Ayres for her assistance with this study.