“…In addition, the type of task used to assess social skills also seems to have some affect on findings. The majority of studies using an interaction task have found social skill deficits in socially anxious participants (Alfano, et al, 2006;Beidel, et al, 1999;Inderbitzen-Nolan, et al, 2007;Spence, et al, 1999), although not all (Cartwright-Hatton, et al, 2005). In contrast, studies using speech and reading aloud tasks have provided relatively weaker evidence of social skill deficits (Beidel, et al, 1999;Cartwright-Hatton, et al, 2003;Inderbitzen-Nolan, et al, 2007).…”