Lesson 4.3.7.3

4.3.7.3 Measuring stress and individual differences Quiz: AQA Psychology, Unit 3

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The 20 questions

  1. What components of everyday experience are measured by the HSUP scale?

    • Coping strategies
    • Physiological stress responses
    • Hassles and uplifts
    • Major life changes

  2. What physiological response does skin conductance response directly measure?

    • Respiration rate
    • Heart rate changes
    • Cortisol release
    • Sweat gland activity

  3. Which personality type is associated with competitiveness, impatience and hostility and a higher risk of coronary heart disease?

    • Type A
    • Type D
    • Type C
    • Type B

  4. Which personality type is linked to suppressing emotions and a higher risk of cancer?

    • Type E
    • Type A
    • Type C
    • Type B

  5. Which personality type is described as relaxed and easy-going, with lower stress-related risk?

    • Type C
    • Type D
    • Type A
    • Type B

  6. Which three components define Kobasa's concept of personality hardiness?

    • Challenge, composure, commitment
    • Commitment, challenge, control
    • Commitment, coping, control
    • Control, compliance, challenge

  7. A person who views stressful events as a chance to grow and feels they can influence outcomes is high on which trait?

    • Neuroticism
    • Hardiness
    • Type C personality
    • Introversion

  8. Which assessment method measures physiological arousal directly rather than via self-report?

    • Hassles and Uplifts Scale
    • Skin conductance response
    • Social Readjustment Rating Scale
    • Questionnaire survey

  9. Which major limitation affects self-report measures of stress?

    • High observer bias
    • Low construct validity
    • Participant attrition
    • Social desirability bias

  10. Which health condition is most strongly associated with a Type A personality?

    • Coronary heart disease
    • Chronic asthma
    • Rheumatoid arthritis
    • Type 2 diabetes

  11. High hardiness scores are most strongly linked to which outcome?

    • High stress resilience
    • Low self-efficacy
    • High anxiety sensitivity
    • Increased vulnerability

  12. Which evaluation point is a key limitation of the Social Readjustment Rating Scale?

    • Invasive measurement
    • Demand characteristics
    • High observer bias
    • Retrospective recall bias

  13. What is a major limitation of categorising human personality strictly as Type A or Type B?

    • Only applies to adolescents
    • Too expensive to measure
    • Lacks any predictive validity
    • Over-simplifies personality traits

  14. Which psychological process explains individual differences in stress responses?

    • Classical conditioning
    • Circadian rhythm
    • Operant conditioning
    • Cognitive appraisal

  15. Which system increases sweat gland activity during stress, raising skin conductance?

    • Parasympathetic nervous system
    • Central nervous system
    • Sympathetic nervous system
    • Somatic nervous system

  16. Which personality type is described as having a suppressed emotional style?

    • Type A
    • Type D
    • Type B
    • Type C

  17. What individual difference does Kobasa's concept of hardiness help explain?

    • Stress coping ability
    • Personality disorder
    • Group conformity
    • Biological exhaustion

  18. Which questionnaire is specifically used to measure daily micro-stressors in psychology?

    • Skin conductance test
    • Hassles and Uplifts Scale
    • Social Readjustment Rating Scale
    • General Adaptation Syndrome

  19. On the Social Readjustment Rating Scale, what does a score over 300 indicate?

    • Low heart rate
    • High illness risk
    • High hardiness score
    • Low stress levels

  20. What is an advantage of skin conductance over self-report stress measures?

    • Measures long-term stress
    • Objective physiological data
    • High ecological validity
    • Inexpensive administration

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