A Comparison of Acute Psychobiological Responses to Laboratory Stress Tests

Participants randomised to the MMST group will complete the computer based paced auditory serial addition task (PASAT-C) in the presence of one observer and is informed that incorrect answers result in reduced monetary compensation. Simultaneously, the participant is exposed to emotionally evocative images and white noise via headphones

Participants randomly assigned to the TSST condition will be exposed to a traditional TSST protocol. The TSST consists of a preparation phase (5 min), followed by a mock job interview and a mental arithmetic task (5 min each) in front of a panel consisting of two observers and a video recording device.