Table 2.

Study 2 Timing and Descriptive Statistics for Cortisol Samples

Cortisol Sample	Timing of Cortisol	Name of Sample	Mean (SD)
1	Cortisol level prior to arriving at lab	Baseline	0.13 (0.06)
2	Cortisol level during the middle of the stress tasks	Reactivity	0.28 (0.16)
3	Cortisol level after receiving feedback, but before conversation	Completion	0.26 (0.16)
4	Cortisol level 20 minutes after conversation	Initial Recovery	0.22 (0.13)
5	Cortisol level 35 minutes after conversation	Recovery 2	0.18 (0.10)
6	Cortisol level 50 minutes after conversation	Final Recovery	0.15 (0.09)