In YOUR OWN WORDS answer the following questions. (No Reference). (A) Stress: Portrait of a Killer video: 1. What is the health of dominate vs. submission baboons? How does this finding compare to the finding among humans in the White Hall study (study of British civil servants)? 2. Chronic stress damages cells in the hippocampus. What behavior does this impact? 3. How does long term stress impact the ability to feel pleasure? What neurotransmitter is reduced in the brain with high levels of chronic stress? 4. What were the major findings of the Hunger Winter study in Holland? (B) Discovering Psychology: The Power of the situation 1. Briefly describe the Zimbardo Prison study. Why wasn’t the study completed? 2. What were the three types of leadership styles and what impact did each style have on the boys behaviors? 3. What percent of participants shocked the learner to the highest possible level? 4. What does the prison study tell you about obedience?
