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With regard to optimal arousal, Hebb specifies two assumptions:
 
  a. arousal invokes pleasure, and arousal can't be maintained for an extended period of time.
  b. arousal is solely a physiological concept, and behavior is affected at an optimal level of arousal only.
  c. arousal is a generalized concept, and optimal arousal is resisted by the organism.
  d. optimal level of arousal is task specific, and an organism acts to maintain the level that is appropriate for the ongoing behavior.

Question 2

The inverted U-shaped function described by Yerkes-Dodson represents
 
  a. the dramatic decrease in arousal intensity for which researchers cannot account.
  b. the optimal level of arousal with levels below the optimal level representing less effective behavior.
  c. a correspondence between number of tasks attempted and effectiveness.
  d. a relationship between complexity of a task and level of arousal.


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pallen55

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

B


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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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