The Position That There Is an Ideal Level of Arousal

question 59

Multiple Choice

The position that there is an ideal level of arousal for various activities and that individuals attempt to keep arousal near this ideal level is called the

• A) arousal theory.
• B) activation hypothesis.
• C) equilibration hypothesis.
• D) biorhythm theory.

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Definitions:

Spearman Rank

It's a method for assessing rank correlation without assuming any parameter, focusing on how a monotonic function might accurately describe the connection between two variables.

Ordinal Variables

Variables that represent categories with a meaningful order but without a fixed interval between categories, such as rankings or levels of satisfaction.

Pearson's Coefficient

A measure of the linear correlation between two variables, ranging from -1 to 1, where 1 means a perfect positive linear relationship and -1 a perfect negative linear relationship.

Spearman Rank

A rank correlation metric that is non-parametric and evaluates the extent to which two variables' association can be explained through a monotonic function.