I am looking for simple, computer-based stress triggers. Basically, I am interested in reliable alternatives to the TSST standard. Also, what would qualify as a control condition to an IQ test?
For alternatives to TSST, see these three recent developments:
Wiemers, U.S., Schoofs, D. and Wolf, O.T., 2013. A friendly version of the Trier Social Stress Test does not activate the HPA axis in healthy men and women. Stress, 16(2), pp.254-260.
Cheetham, T.J. and Turner-Cobb, J.M., 2016. Panel manipulation in social stress testing: The Bath Experimental Stress Test for Children (BEST-C). Psychoneuroendocrinology, 63, pp.78-85.
Marko, M., 2016. Development of a Protocol for Simultaneous Assessment of Cognitive Functioning Under Psychosocial Stress. The Journal of Psychology, pp.1-14.