The __________ law states that in general people perform at their best when they experience a moderate level of arousal; too little arousal will not motivate their best effort, and too much arousal will interfere with their performance
a. Yerkes-Dodson
b. Wertheimer-Werth
c. Berman-Silverman
d. Shneidman-Farberow
Answer: A
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a. Dialogue Questions. b. Sequential Reflections. c. Glossary Questions. d. Discover Signposts.
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a. awoke from their hypnosis immediately. b. wrote "it hurts" with their free hand. c. did not acknowledge feeling any pain verbally or in writing. d. became hysterical.
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