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Mean (a) self-reported threat-appraisal score and (b) salivary-cortisol level in Study 1 as a function of measurement time (before and after the stress test) and condition. Threat-appraisal scores were calculated by subtracting the resources participants had to confront a threat from their perceived demands of that threat. Error bars show ±1 SEM.
