Motivation

AP Psychology· difficulty 4/5

The Yerkes-Dodson law says optimal performance occurs at

A
$A randomly varying level of arousal unrelated to task$
B
$An intermediate level of arousal (with optimum varying by task complexity)$
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C
$The maximum possible level of physiological arousal$
D
$The minimum possible level of physiological arousal$

Explanation

Easy tasks: higher arousal optimal. Difficult tasks: lower arousal optimal.

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