The definition of courage has been widely debated, though most agree it involves an element of ‘persistence despite fear’. However, even with its correlation to fear and anxiety, courage as a concept has received minimal research in psychology. This study aimed to explore the role of courage in predicting behavior. Twenty-eight participants who indicated during a pre-screening that they feared public speaking completed a measure of courageousness (Courage Measure; CM) undertook a behavioral approach task (BAT) where they gave a short speech on a topic of their choice and were timed. Results indicated that the CM significantly predicted speech duration after controlling for scores on a measure of public speaking fears. Interestingly, and inconsistent with prior studies using the CM, self-reported courage at both the pre-screen and immediately before the BAT both predicted speech duration. Implications for the assessment of courageousness are discussed.

勇气的定义受到了广泛的争论，尽管大多数人都同意它包含“尽管恐惧但坚持不懈”的元素。然而，即使它与恐惧和焦虑有关，作为一个概念的勇气在心理学上的研究也很少。本研究旨在探讨勇气在预测行为中的作用。在预筛选期间表示害怕公开演讲的 28 名参与者完成了一项勇气测量（Courage Measure; CM），他们进行了一项行为方法任务（BAT），他们就自己选择的主题发表了简短的演讲并计时. 结果表明，在控制公开演讲恐惧的分数后，CM 显着预测了演讲持续时间。有趣的是，与使用 CM 的先前研究不一致，在预筛选和 BAT 之前，自我报告的勇气都预测了演讲持续时间。对勇气评估的影响进行了讨论。