According to the Yerkes-Dodson Law, the Relationship Between Arousal and Performance

question 39

Multiple Choice

According to the Yerkes-Dodson law, the relationship between arousal and performance can be described by a(n) ____.

• A) positive linear function (more arousal leads to better performance)
• B) negative linear function (less arousal leads to better performance)
• C) positive exponential function (more arousal leads to better and better performance; a lot of arousal leads to tremendously good performance)
• D) inverted U-shaped function (more arousal leads to better performance, but only up to a point; too much arousal can hinder performance)