From the journal “The Effects of Communication Apprehension on Nonverbal Behavior,” McCroskey described that CA has “ disabled” those affected by it (paragraph 7) The problems were that it discouraged many people, such as students with high CA, from getting involved in group discussions, lack of social skills and a lack of social skills. less participation In addition, CA encourages students to interact less than those with low For example, in a classroom, students with a high level of CA would prefer to sit at the back of the room or on the front. side, in "Communication Apprehension and Shyness," by Berger, McCroskey and Richmond, stated that those with "substandard communication skills" or "ethnically or culturally divergent" also have high CA that discourages them from doing so. communicate (p..134,