When Students Perceive the Arousal That Accompanies Test-Taking as Energizing

question 218

Multiple Choice

When students perceive the arousal that accompanies test-taking as energizing rather than debilitating, they experience much less anxiety. This is best understood in terms of the

• A) Cannon-Bard theory.
• B) James-Lange theory.
• C) Yerkes-Dodson law.
• D) two-factor theory.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, coined by B.F. Skinner.

Modeling

is the process of learning behavior by observing and imitating others, especially those considered as role models.

Operant Conditioning

An educational method where a specific behavior's intensity is altered through rewards or penalties.

Operant

A behavioral concept referring to an action or behavior that is modifiable by its consequences in a learning environment.