In an Experiment That Tested the Effects of Negative Emotions

question 88

Multiple Choice

In an experiment that tested the effects of negative emotions on the immune system, experimenters gave each participant a blister using a vacuum pump. Which were the participants that took the longest to heal?

• A) Participants who had financial problems.
• B) Participants who had recently undergone a major life stressor.
• C) Participants who ate an unhealthy diet.
• D) Participants who had anger-control problems.

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