In Studying the Relationship Between Stress and Susceptibility to the Common

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Multiple Choice

In studying the relationship between stress and susceptibility to the common cold, psychologist Sheldon Cohen and his colleagues have found that:

• A) when they are exposed to a cold virus, people who are under chronic stress are much more likely to develop colds than people who are not under chronic stress.
• B) there was no relationship between chronic stress, exposure to a cold virus, and developing a cold.
• C) decreased levels of corticosteroids in the highly stressed participants boosted their immune systems' response to the cold virus.
• D) when they are exposed to a cold virus, people who are under chronic stress are much less likely to develop colds than people who are not under chronic stress.

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