WJEC A2 Psychology: Adrenaline and stress AO3

Yu et al.'s (1997) study on mice supports the adrenaline (hormonal) explanation of stress as they found that ______.

• increased adrenaline in mice caused changes in organs associated with stress-related diseases
• decreased adrenaline in mice caused changes in organs associated with stress-related diseases
• increased adrenaline in mice had no effect on organs associated with stress-related diseases
• increased cortisol in mice caused changes in organs associated with stress-related diseases

A limitation of Yu et al.'s (1997) study on mice to support the adrenaline (hormonal) explanation of stress is ______.

• the research lacked internal validity because possible confounding variables had not been controlled

• it is not generalisable as human behaviour is more complex and therefore cannot be explained using animal participants

• it is generalisable as human behaviour can be explained using animal participants

• the mice displayed demand characteristics

A strength of Yu et al.'s (1997) study on mice to support the adrenaline (hormonal) explanation of stress is ______.

• the research lacked internal validity because possible confounding variables had not been controlled

• it is not generalisable as human behaviour is more complex and therefore cannot be explained using animal participants

• it is generalisable as human behaviour can be explained using animal participants

• the mice displayed demand characteristics

The adrenaline (hormonal) explanation of stress is an example of _____.

• psychodynamic reductionism

• behavioural reductionism

• cognitive reductionism

• biological reductionism

A strength of reducing the explanation of stress to hormones is researchers can _______.

• isolate the IV (hormones) and DV (stress) to identify causal relationships
• isolate the IV (hormones) and DV (stress) to identify casual relationships
• isolate the IV (hormones) and some extraneous variables to identify causal relationships
• isolate the IV (neurotransmitters) and DV (stress) to identify causal relationships

A limitation of reducing the explanation of stress to hormones is _______.

• no possible causal factors are ignored
• other possible causal factors are ignored
• a few possible causal factors are ignored
• every possible causal factor is ignored

A strength of research support for the adrenaline (hormonal) explanation of stress is ______.

• hormones are not easily measured providing subjective data
• hormones are easily measured providing subjective data
• hormones are easily measured providing objective data
• hormones are difficult to measure making it hard to provide objective data

A strength of being objective when researching the effect of hormones on stress means researchers can ____ to assess the stress impact and measure individual stress responses.

• take measures of neurotransmitters before and after exposure to a stressor
• take measures of hormones before exposure to a stressor
• take measures of hormones after exposure to a stressor
• take measures of hormones before and after exposure to a stressor

A strength of the hormonal explanation of stress is the identification of causal links allows ______.

• the development of appropriate therapies to treat stress
• the development of appropriate therapies to mistreat stress
• the development of appropriate theories to treat stress
• the development of inappropriate therapies to treat stress

Wesner et al.'s (1990) study supports the hormonal explanation of stress as musicians given beta blockers (drugs that block adrenaline) were ______.

• more distressed during their performances
• not distressed during their performances
• less distressed during their performances
• a little distressed during their performances