Psychology Kiecolt Glaser Immunity
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- Created on: 17-04-15 12:33
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- Kiecolt- Glaser IMMUNITY
- Independent Variable
- Whether you're in the control group or caregiver group
- Procedure
- 2 groups matched pairs, volunteer sample
- A small wound on forearm made using punch biopsy to study healing time
- Wound photographed observing response to hydrogen peroxide
- Dependent Variable
- The time it took for the wound to heal
- Hypothesis
- Psychological stress can cause damage to the immune system
- Findings
- Time taken for wound to heal significantly longer for cargivers
- Healing time average: Caregivers- 48.7 days Control- 39.3days
- Conclusion
- Finding show that high levels of psychological stress can damage the functioning of the immune system
- Evaluation
- Natural Experiment (high ecological validity)
- Problems with sample bias (some smoke and some don't
- Practical applications (take action to avoid stress)
- Other life stressor not taken into account. Could effect results
- Independent Variable
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