You have a choice to perform an easy task, an intermediate task, or a difficult task. If you succeed, you will win $1000 for the easy task, $10,000 for the intermediate task, and $100, 000 for the difficult task. If you fail, you will have to pay me 10% of the possible winnings. In addition, you will have to be in a high state of arousal. Which task should you choose to make sure that you win?
A)The easy task
B)The intermediate task
C)The difficult task
D)The chances are the same for all of the tasks
E)Anything but the easy task

Question

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The Yerkes-Dodson law suggests that for simple tasks, a high level of arousal improves performance. Therefore, choosing the easy task increases the likelihood of winning under high arousal conditions.

You Have a Choice to Perform an Easy Task, an Intermediate