Most research with the TSST has focused on physiological responses to stress, but some researchers are advocating for a closer examination of how the TSST affects psychological responses to stress, and how those responses may correlate with physiological responses.

Procedure

The TSST is designed to exploit the vulnerability of the stress response to socially evaluative situations. While there are different versions of the TSST (the original version, for example, was somewhat longer), most current implementations follow a pattern

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