Mason's work with stressors and hormones showing the sensitivity of hormonal secretions to psychological influences is evidence against Selye's
Notion of
A) the general adaptation syndrome.
B) the alarm stage.
C) the nonspecificity of the GAS.
D) the resistance stage.

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Mason's research indicating that hormonal secretions are sensitive to psychological influences contradicts Selye's concept of the nonspecificity of the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS), which posited that the body's stress response is uniform regardless of the type of stressor. Mason's findings suggest that the body's response to stress can indeed vary based on the nature of the stressor, challenging the idea of a nonspecific stress response.

Mason's Work with Stressors and Hormones Showing the Sensitivity of Hormonal