You examine the relationship between stress and job performance in a group of employees in an organization you are studying. You find that, up to a point, as stress increases performance also increases, but that after that point, as stress increases performances decreases. Your finding represents a ________ relationship between stress and performance.
A) positive linear
B) curvilinear
C) negative linear
D) polylinear

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The relationship described is not simply positive or negative but rather a curvilinear relationship, where there is an optimal level of stress that leads to an increase in job performance, but beyond that point, increasing stress levels lead to a decrease in job performance. This type of relationship is often referred to as an inverted U-shaped curve.

You Examine the Relationship Between Stress and Job Performance in a Group