Pavati Is a Competitive Gymnast, Who Has Made It to the Final

question 43

Multiple Choice

Pavati is a competitive gymnast, who 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 effects of arousal on performance, you might advise her that she should ____________, because ____________.

• A) calm down; very high arousal can hurt performance
• B) calm down; she will lose focus and hurt her performance
• C) stay intensely motivated; very high arousal will help performance
• D) stay intensely motivated; it will increase her focus and help performance

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