Four psychology students,who have all attended equal numbers of classes and studied the same amount of time,are all about to take their final exam.According to the Yerkes-Dodson law,which student would perform the best?
A)Chloe,who doesn't really care about the test and is not worried about her grade.
B)Ryan,who is relatively calm,cool,and collected and not nervous about the test.
C)Sampson,who is confident about the test but still moderately stressed out about it.
D)Megan,who has very high test anxiety that "keeps her on her toes."

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According to the Yerkes-Dodson law, performance is optimal at a moderate level of arousal. Sampson, who is confident but moderately stressed, is likely to perform best as he is at an optimal level of arousal.

Four Psychology Students,who Have All Attended Equal Numbers of Classes