Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Primary appraisal involves determining if a stimulus is a threat or a challenge.
2. Both challenges and threats are stressors that increase heart rate.
3. The body responds differently to stress depending on whether the stressor is perceived as a threat or a challenge.
4. Threats, but not challenges, increase the constriction of blood vessels.
5. Something as innocuous as having a conversation with a person of another race has been shown to produce posttraumatic stress disorder in some individuals.


1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. FALSE

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