In the Experiment in Which College Students Breathed Air with Increased

question 85

Multiple Choice

In the experiment in which college students breathed air with increased amounts of carbon dioxide through a mask, the students found it much LESS stressful if they

• A) were surprised by the trials that contained the increased amount of carbon dioxide.
• B) were told which trial would contain an increased amount of carbon dioxide.
• C) did not have to control the amount of carbon dioxide entering the mask.
• D) experienced repeated trials of the "surprise whiffs" of carbon dioxide in increased amounts.

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