Leigh works as a tax accountant and has to complete complex worksheets for each of her clients. Adriana works in a factory where she performs a fairly simple visual inspection of the finished product. Assuming both Leigh and Adriana experienced a high level of arousal after hearing some distressing news, you should expect that

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The Yerkes-Dodson law suggests that performance improves with arousal up to a point, but beyond that, too much arousal can impair performance. Complex tasks, like those Leigh performs, are more likely to be negatively affected by high levels of arousal than simpler tasks, like Adriana's visual inspection job.

Leigh Works as a Tax Accountant and Has to Complete