Table 4 Physiological indicators of question-posing anxiety.

From: A qualitative study of question-posing anxiety in Chinese postgraduates in UK TESOL programs

Symptom

Prevalence (n = 5)

Theoretical correlation

Tachycardia

3/5

SNS activation (Gregersen, 2005)30

Speech disfluency

2/5

Hypermonitoring (Iverach et al., 2011)45

Vasomotor reactions

2/5

Cortisol response (MacIntyre & Gardner, 1991)14

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