What Is an Example of Stress Pileup

question 48

Multiple Choice

What is an example of stress pileup?

• A) You do poorly on an exam and end up on academic probation because of your poor grade in the class.
• B) You get a bad exam grade and so study harder for the next exam.
• C) You are in a car accident and the rush of hormones increases your blood pressure, heart rate, and sweat gland activity.
• D) Your roommate has been under a lot of stress at work, so he has been harder to get along with at home.

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Definitions:

Cross-lagged

A study design often used in communication research to assess the direction and magnitude of relationships between variables at different points in time.

Double-barreled

Pertaining to questions or statements that address more than one issue at a time, often leading to confusion or muddled answers.

Double-negative

A grammatical construction that uses two negative forms to express a positive statement.

Negative Wording

Questions phrased using a negative rather than a positive (e.g., “don’t” rather than “do”).