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1
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(Culture bias) Where was the SRRS scale developed?

A

The US

2
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(Culture bias) it is possible different cultural groups might do what?

A

React differently to life events

3
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(Culture bias) Zheng and Lin looked at the SRRS using participants from where?

A

China

4
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(Culture bias) Zheng and Lin - what was still rated as the most significant change?

A

Death of a spouse

5
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(Culture bias) Zheng and Lin - Chinese participants rated death of a close family member as more stressful than what?

A

Divorce (other way around in original SRRS)

6
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(Culture bias) the events even as stressful by one culture might not be by another culture due to what?

A

Differences in cultural beliefs and expectations so the scale is culturally bias

7
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To asses life events and stress in a controlled way, cohen gave 394 participants what?

A

Questionnaires to complete including life events scales

8
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Cohen - participants were then exposed to what?

A

Common cold virus and monitored for sign of infection

9
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Cohen et al - higher life event scores were significantly correlated with what?

A

Increase chance of getting a cold

10
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Cohen et als research suggests what is linked to experience of stressful life events?

A

Biological changes

11
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Cohen et al’s research controlled for factors such as what? And still found what?

A

Age weight and health

Still found relationship between stress and vulnerability to illness

12
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(Validity) SRRS relies on people accurately doing what?

A

Recalling what has happened to them over a period of time

13
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(Validity) Recollections are not always what?

A

Accurate

14
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(Validity) Raphael - asked women to report on what?

A

Life events they experienced in a series of monthly interviews

15
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(Validity) Raphael - at the end of the 10 months what were the women asked to do?

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Recall what had happened to them

16
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(Validity) Raphael - how many of the life events appeared on both lists?

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One quarter

17
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(Validity) Research suggests the checklist should not be used because of what?

A

Too many issues with the accuracy of the methods

Forgetting, social desirability bias

18
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(Validity) what more detailed method should be used?

A

Interview

19
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(Correlation) research into life events and illness does not prove what?

A

Causation

May be other factors involved

20
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(Correlation) nuckolls looked at the impact of life changes on who?

A

Pregnant women particularly any complications they experienced

21
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(Correlation) Nuckolls - life changes score alone was not related to what?

A

Complications

22
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(Correlation) Nuckolls - when the score was considered alongside social support what was found?

A

Clear strong relationship

23
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(Correlation) Nuckolls what percent of women with high life changes and low social support experienced complications?

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90%

24
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(Correlation) Nuckolls how many women with high life changes and social support experienced complications?

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33%

25
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(Correlation) Nuckolls research suggests social support was what?

A

Important variable

26
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Individual differences are a major issue in the way events are what?

A

Perceived and the impact they have

27
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(Individual difference) those with a hardy personality may be more able to do what?

A

Cope with stressful situations in an adaptive way

28
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(Individual difference) some events on a the SRRS can be what?

A

Interpreted on different ways leading to different levels of change and therefore stress

29
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(Individual difference) the effect something has is likely to vary based on what?

A

Circumstance

30
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(Individual difference) e.g. Reasons for getting a new mortgage could vary such as what?

A

Choice

Forced through loss of job

31
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(Individual difference) it may be too simplistic to assign what?

A

The same value each time

32
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(Individual difference) SRRS are criticised for focusing on events specific to who?

A

Young couples - marriage and pregnancy

33
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(Individual difference) specific SRRS have been developed for who?

A

Elderly

Students

34
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(Individual difference) variations in SRRS creates what issue?

A

Comparing results

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