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Unit 7 – Motivation, Emotion, and Personality
Topic 7.4
How might one empirically investigate whether optimism can buffer the effects of chronic stress?
Measuring cortisol levels in optimistic individuals only once when they face acute stressors.
Performing brain scans to observe activity patterns related to positive emotions in stressed individuals.
Organizing a longitudinal study that tracks levels of optimism and chronic stress in participants over time, observing if those with greater optimism have lesser health impacts from chronic stress.
Asking people about their level of optimism during occasional vaccinations.
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AP Psychology - 7.4 Stress and Coping
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