Thabo is about to take the admissions exam for law school.He knows that anxiety can hurt test performance, so he deliberately makes himself very relaxed before going into the exam.He proceeds through the exam very calmly, without feeling rushed or pressured.He is shocked when time is called before he finishes.He would have been less shocked had he known about
A)Hull's drive theory.
B)the Yerkes-Dodson law.
C)the two-factor theory of emotion.
D)Maslow's need hierarchy.

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The Yerkes-Dodson law suggests that there is an optimal level of arousal for performance, and that too much or too little arousal can lead to decreased performance. Thabo's deliberate relaxation before the exam may have put him below the optimal level of arousal, and therefore contributed to his shock when time was called before he finished.

Thabo Is About to Take the Admissions Exam for Law