Abstract
The purpose of this study is to determine whether participants who are informed of a phenomenon termed "the illusion of transparency" (Gilovich, Savitsky & Medvec, 1998) give higher quality speeches, feel and appear less anxious while delivering the speech, and give longer speeches. Participants consisted of 543 students from a Midwestern university. First they completed the FNE (Watson & Friend, 1969), and 31 of those with the top quartile of scores returned to the lab to give a 3-minute speech. Participants in the illusion condition were informed about what the illusion of transparency is, while those in the reassured condition were told not to worry about their anxiety. Those in the control condition were given no instructions. Participants and observers rated the speeches on a number of items regarding anxiety and quality. Results were not consistent with previous research, and are discussed in terms of the current study.
Advisor
Barry Ries
Committee Member
Karla Lassonde
Committee Member
Kathleen Foord
Date of Degree
2011
Language
english
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Psychology
College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Recommended Citation
Gloth, C. (2011). The illusion of transparency and public speaking: A study of social anxiety. [Master’s thesis, Minnesota State University, Mankato]. Cornerstone: A Collection of Scholarly and Creative Works for Minnesota State University, Mankato. https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/etds/27/
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