Carla is having anxiety about giving her speech to her classmates. She's afraid that she will get up to give her speech and completely forget everything she has to say. Something similar happened to her last year when giving a speech for another class. In that case, her classmates made fun of her for rest of the semester for her mistake. Normally, Carla doesn't care too much about other people's opinions. However, she is concerned that her audience may once again develop a negative opinion of her if something horrible were to happen with her speech. Which of the following is most likely the primary cause of her current speaking anxiety?
A) Her previous speaking experience
B) Her fear of catastrophic failure
C) Her negative attitude
D) Her need for approval

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Her previous speaking experience is the primary cause of her current speaking anxiety, as it directly relates to the negative event she experienced during a past speech, which has influenced her current feelings and fears about public speaking.

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