Research Problems in Cognitive Science Presents: Graduate student – Peirce McGuckin (Advisor: Alicia Walf)

Effects of psychosocial stress delivered via a virtual platform for immediate and delayed verbal recall
Everyday human beings encounter stress in some form or another. Whether it be anxiety over an exam, or the fear of a predator chasing you, humans elicit the same stress response for many different reasons. What is less understood is whether stress can benefit or impair memory because there is evidence in support of both.

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