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Unit 7 – Motivation, Emotion, and Personality
Topic 7.2
How does the Yerkes-Dodson law explain the relationship between arousal levels and performance?
It suggests that there is an optimal level of arousal for the best performance, with both low and high levels resulting in poorer performance.
It posits that specific tasks have their own unique optimal arousal states unrelated to general conditions.
It indicates that lower arousal levels are consistently associated with better outcomes.
It implies that higher levels of arousal always improve performance.
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