Emotionality and the Yerkes-Dodson law
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Difficult or intellectually demanding tasks may require a lower level of arousal (to facilitate concentration), whereas tasks demanding stamina or persistence may be performed better with higher levels of arousal (to increase motivation).
“For example, difficult or intellectually demanding tasks may require a lower level of arousal (to facilitate concentration), whereas tasks demanding stamina or persistence may be performed better with higher levels of arousal (to increase motivation) [43].”
From Dawn simulation light impacts on different cognitive domains under sleep restriction (2015) · cites this paper as [43]
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 Broadhurst, 1957
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- Authors
- Broadhurst, P. L.
- Affiliations
- University of London (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Broadhurst, P. L.
- Venue
- Journal of Experimental Psychology
- Published
- 1957
- Volume
- 54
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 345-352
- ISSN
- 0022-1015 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2039806687
- Cited by
- 324
- References
- 16
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 41 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 11 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 3.97
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Experimental Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Keywords
- emotionality, Yerkes-Dodson law, arousal, performance, emotional arousal
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Learning
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