Practice question · Select all that apply
Select every statement that is TRUE about arousal and performance.
Hints
- Only one option is false; find the one that makes the relationship linear.
- The inverted U means both extremes hurt - so 'always better' cannot be right.
Show the answer
- A. Very high arousal can degrade performance.
- B. The arousal-performance relationship follows an inverted-U shape.
- C. A task demanding several things at once turns downward sooner than a simple one.
- E. Very low arousal can also produce poor performance.
Why
The inverted-U shape, the harm of too much arousal, the lower optimum for complex tasks, and the harm of too little arousal are all true. 'More is always better' is false - it ignores the descending side of the curve.
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