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Measuring Stress (AQA A Level Psychology): Exam Questions

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Which of the following describes what happens when skin conductance is used to indicate that a person is stressed?

  • The level of moisture on the surface of a person’s skin decreases and skin conductivity decreases.

  • The level of moisture on the surface of a person’s skin decreases and skin conductivity increases.

  • The level of moisture on the surface of a person’s skin increases and skin conductivity decreases.

  • The level of moisture on the surface of a person’s skin increases and skin conductivity increases.

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In a study of stress, researchers used a stress rating scale to compare two groups of participants.

Participants in Group A were a volunteer sample of people who attended a self-help group for people with stress.

Participants in Group B, the control group, were a volunteer sample of people who attended a community centre.

The researchers used an inferential statistical test to see if there was a significant difference in stress rating between the two groups.

Explain why a Mann-Whitney test is an appropriate choice of statistical test in this situation and a Spearman’s test is not.

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32 marks

The Social Readjustment Rating Scale is widely used to measure stress.

Explain one limitation of the Social Readjustment Rating Scale.

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42 marks

Explain one limitation of the Hassles and Uplifts Scale as a method of measuring stress.

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14 marks

In a study of stress, researchers used a stress rating scale to compare two groups of participants.

Participants in Group A were a volunteer sample of people who attended a self-help group for people with stress.

Participants in Group B, the control group, were a volunteer sample of people who attended a community centre.

The researchers used an inferential statistical test to see if there was a significant difference in stress rating between the two groups.

Explain one reason why there might be a problem of bias and generalisation in this study. How could the researchers modify their study to deal with this problem?

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Outline one or more self-report measure(s) of stress. Compare self-report measure(s) of stress with physiological measures of stress.

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Outline and evaluate one or more self-report scales that have been used by psychologists to measure stress.

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