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Measuring stress

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Which of the following describes the physiological and electrical changes that occur when skin conductance measurements (such as Galvanic Skin Response) are used to indicate that an individual is experiencing stress?

Eccrine sweat gland activity increases, causing skin electrical resistance to increase.

Eccrine sweat gland activity increases, causing skin electrical resistance to decrease.

Eccrine sweat gland activity decreases, causing skin electrical resistance to increase.

Eccrine sweat gland activity decreases, causing skin electrical resistance to decrease.

Measuring stress Questions

  1. A Level
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  3. /Measuring stress

Practise AQA A Level Psychology Measuring stress with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 21 questions, matched to the AQA A Level Psychology (7182) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.

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