Author Question: Chapter 4 features a discussion about the issue of mood swings during the menstrual cycle. This ... (Read 116 times)

rachel9 · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

Chapter 4 features a discussion about the issue of mood swings during the menstrual cycle. This discussion pointed out that

a. the better controlled studies are most likely to show evidence of mood swings.
b. the research is now relatively easy to conduct, because psychologists have developed an appropriate definition for the premenstrual syndrome.
c. evidence for mood swings has been demonstrated only for women who are under the age of 25.
d. many studies find no clear-cut evidence for mood swings.

Question 2

Hardie's 10-week study of women's daily health and stress diaries found that

a. women who said I think I have PMS did record more negative emotions premenstrually than women who reported no PMS.
b. most of the women studied met the criterion for PMS, whether they thought they had it or not.
c. none of the women in this study met the criterion for PMS.
d. although women's stress symptoms varied with the menstrual cycle, their emotional state did not.