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Drives and the C. N. S. (conceptual nervous system).

Hebb, D. O.·1955·Psychological Review

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  • The Yerkes-Dodson law suggests that performance on a task increases as drive increases to an optimum level, and beyond the peak performance decreases as drive increases.

    “The Yerkes-Dodson law suggests that performance on a task increases as drive increases to an optimum level, and beyond the peak or optimum level performance decreases as drive increases (Broadhurst, 1957; Hebb, 1955).”

    From Extraversion and intelligence: A meta-analytic investigation (2005) · cites this paper as Hebb, 1955

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Authors
Hebb, D. O.
Affiliations
McGill University (CA)
Corresponding author
Hebb, D. O.
Venue
Psychological Review
Published
1955
Volume
62
Issue
4
Pages
243-254
ISSN
  • 0033-295X (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1471
OpenAlex
W2072041476
Cited by
2,090
References
0
Citations by year
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FWCI
21.04
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychological Review (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Human Behavior and Motivation
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Philosophy and Theoretical Science
Keywords
drive, motivation, drive theory, nervous system
MeSH terms
Drive, Humans, Learning, Nervous System

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