A researcher decides to expose rats to a stressful environment.Rats are exposed to shock.Some rats (the executive rats)can turn the shock off by making a decision to press the correct lever based on different warning sounds.Other rats (the worker rats)were exposed to the same warning sounds and the same shock but were NOT given the chance to make decisions about which levers to press.Based on what you know about cognitive responses to stress,you would expect the "executive rat" to have ___ health problems and the "worker rat" to have ___ health problems.

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Having control or the ability to make decisions in stressful situations (like the executive rats) generally leads to better health outcomes compared to those without control (like the worker rats), due to reduced stress levels.

A Researcher Decides to Expose Rats to a Stressful Environment