Pavati Is a Competitive Gymnast and Has Made It to the Final

question 92

Multiple Choice

Pavati is a competitive gymnast and has made it to the final round of the Olympic trials.She is intensely motivated to perform at her absolute peak.Given your knowledge of the Yerkes-Dodson law and the effects of arousal on performance, you might advise her that she should , because .

• A)calm down; very high arousal can hurt her performance
• B)calm down; she will lose focus and hurt her performance
• C)stay intensely motivated; very high arousal will help her performance
• D)stay intensely motivated; calmness will lead to more errors

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