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In class you learned about two different studies in which social networks were linked to colds. In both studies, researchers measured the diversity of subjects’ social networks, and then followed them up to see if they got colds. In one of the studies, subjects were given a cold virus and then quarantined in a “cold research unit” for the duration of the study, and in the other study, subjects were free to go about their lives in the usual way. Which of the following best sums up the results of these two studies?

What is the paradox of personal relevance?

Marley is graduating in May and is feeling stressed about applying for jobs. She has decided to meet with a career counselor to discuss possible job options as well as attend a career fair. This is an example of

Researchers used nasal sprays to introduce oxytocin (or a placebo) into the brains of relationship partners and observed the partners having a conflict discussion. What did the results show?

One major criticism of Selye’s model of the general adaptation syndrome is that it

The parachute jump study helped researchers to refine their views on the stress response. What did we learn from this study?

Sometimes, health psychologists are interested in questions that can only be examined with a quasi-experimental design rather than a true experiment. Which of these is an example of a variable that health psychologists would be most likely to examine in a quasi-experimental design?

According to Dubner and Levitt (2006), the doctors in Cedars-Sinai finally changed their behavior of handwashing after the screen saver intervention. The screen saver most likely changed

Researchers at a hospital decided to design a campaign with the purpose of increasing the percentage of women who get a mammogram (a test that screens for breast cancer). What kind of message would work best?

What is the main conclusion from research on the “tend and befriend” response?