5 Questions
According to the Yerkes-Dodson law, what happens to performance as arousal levels increase?
It initially increases, then decreases after reaching a certain point
How is the relationship between arousal and performance typically illustrated?
As a bell-shaped curve
For simple or well-learned tasks, how does performance change as arousal increases?
Performance improves as arousal increases
What type of tasks may be performed better with higher levels of arousal according to the Yerkes-Dodson law?
Tasks demanding stamina or persistence
What happens to performance for complex, unfamiliar, or difficult tasks as arousal increases beyond a certain point?
Performance declines as arousal increases
Study Notes
Yerkes-Dodson Law
- According to the Yerkes-Dodson law, performance increases as arousal levels increase, but only up to a certain point, after which it decreases.
- The relationship between arousal and performance is typically illustrated as an inverted U-shaped curve.
- For simple or well-learned tasks, performance increases as arousal increases, but reaches a plateau and then decreases.
- Tasks that require energy, strength, and endurance, such as athletic performances, may be performed better with higher levels of arousal.
- For complex, unfamiliar, or difficult tasks, performance increases as arousal increases, but beyond a certain point, it decreases as arousal exceeds optimal levels, leading to a decline in performance.
Test your knowledge of the Yerkes-Dodson law, an empirical relationship between pressure and performance developed by psychologists Robert M. Yerkes and John Dillingham Dodson in 1908. This law explores the relationship between arousal levels and performance, showing that performance initially increases with arousal, but eventually decreases with excessively high levels of arousal.
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