PSYC 1115 Lecture Notes - Sympathetic Nervous System, Perceived Control, Social Facilitation
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Impacts on a person"s response to life events. Nursing home study: well will make you happy vs. emphasis on choice . Those in the choice condition, on average, lived longer, felt happier over time, and were more alert. Perceived control impacts a person"s response to life events. Having or even just perceiving choice . Expecting control in stressful situations reduces autonomic stress response: Iv: half told they have control over shock duration; half told they do not have control. Lower sympathetic nervous system response to shock if perceived control. Application: recognize when you have control; it"s often okay to believe we have more control than reality. Social support is vital to well-being in humans. The best reaction is to be around someone; from doing this we get protection and support. 2 ivs: randomly assigned to stress vs. no stress condition stress conditions: 2 hours restrained each day for 14 days.
