One of the Primary Reasons That People Often Perform Poorly

question 345

Multiple Choice

One of the primary reasons that people often perform poorly on intelligence tests that require complex reasoning appears to be that their arousal levels are ___________ for these ____________ tasks.

• A)too high; easy
• B)optimal; difficult
• C)too low; easy
• D)too high; difficult

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Definitions:

Latent Variables

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Psychometric Properties

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