Stress & Judgements

The experiment with firefighters only involved relaxed workdays.

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Answer explanation

It involved both relaxed and hectic days (paragraph 2).

Firefighters performed better at processing bad news when under pressure.

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Answer explanation

Paragraph 3: stress improved processing of bad news.

Firefighters ignored good news regardless of stress levels.

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Answer explanation

They embraced good news when relaxed (paragraph 5).

Firefighters were more likely to change their beliefs in response to good news.

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Answer explanation

They responded more to bad news under stress; good news had no effect (paragraph 5).

The researchers used 100 scenarios to test stress reactions.

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Answer explanation

They used 40 adverse events (paragraph 4).

Students in the lab experiment gave public speeches in front of a live audience.

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Answer explanation

The speech was to be judged, recorded and posted online, but it is not said that it was given to a live audience.

The students’ bodies showed typical signs of stress during the lab experiment.

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Answer explanation

Cortisol levels spiked, heart rates increased (paragraph 6).

Fearful facial expressions help trigger learning in the brain.

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Answer explanation

Paragraph 7 mentions brain responses to fear expressions.

Stress has no effect on individuals with depression or anxiety.

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Answer explanation

Paragraph 8 says they seem unable to switch off the warning-absorbing mode.

Stress can be spread even through indirect means like social media.

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Answer explanation

Paragraph 9: stress spreads even without being in the same room; social media affects behaviour.