Sanjay has been playing golf for only a couple of years and has very little confidence in his game.One day when he was playing by himself,a foursome offered to let him play through.He preceded to hit his ball into the pond.This illustrates that
A) an increasing familiarity with novel stimuli facilitates performance.
B) the loss of self-restraint often accompanies arousal and anonymity.
C) a high level of arousal inhibits the correct performance of difficult tasks.
D) group discussion enhances whatever attitude is initially dominant in a group.

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This scenario illustrates the Yerkes-Dodson law, which states that there is an optimal level of arousal for performance on a task. Too much arousal, such as the nervousness that Sanjay may have felt when playing through a group, can inhibit the correct performance of difficult tasks. In this case, hitting the ball into the pond may have been a result of Sanjay's high level of arousal and resulting anxiety.

Sanjay Has Been Playing Golf for Only a Couple of Years