In a Study Conducted by Cohen and Colleagues, High-Stress and Low-Stress

question 9

Multiple Choice

In a study conducted by Cohen and colleagues, high-stress and low-stress people were given nasal drops that contained a common cold virus.These researchers found that:

• A)the high-stress people who received the virus were more likely to develop cold symptoms
• B)the low-stress people who received the virus were more likely to develop cold symptoms
• C)all the participants developed colds, but the colds were more severe in the high-stress group
• D)all the participants developed colds, but the colds were more severe in the low-stress group

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Definitions:

Center of the Eye

Refers to the pupil, the circular, black-looking opening in the iris that regulates the amount of light that enters the eye.

Optic Nerve

A cranial nerve that transmits visual information from the retina to the brain.

Ganglion Cells

Type of neurons located in the retina of the eye that receive visual information from photoreceptors and transmit it to the brain via the optic nerve.

Blind Spot

The point in the visual field that lacks light-detecting photoreceptor cells, where the optic nerve passes through the optic disk of the retina.