Abstract
This study examined the relationship between Communication Apprehension and Avoidance (CAA) and career choice as measured by college major and gender. Data collected in this study offers evidence for the claim that significant variations in CAA levels exist between different college majors upon matriculation, but not between genders. In particular, results indicate that pharmacology majors report more fear on average than do foreign language or law majors. Further, results suggest that Japanese patterns of CAA differences across college majors are similar to self-reports of American college majors.
