Dismantling an energy psychology technique for communication apprehension

In plain English. This study tried to isolate whether the acupressure-tapping part of an energy psychology protocol (not EFT itself, but a related technique called PEAT) is what actually reduces public speaking anxiety, by comparing a version with tapping to a version without it. Neither modified version significantly beat the other or the control group on anxiety scores - a null result the researchers reported honestly. The authors suggest their modifications may have weakened the original protocol's power, so this doesn't settle the broader question of whether acupoint tapping itself is the active ingredient in EFT.