Jessi decides to take caffeine pills to stay on top of all of her homework, her job, and her extracurricular activities. However, the resulting overstimulation may be problematic for Jessi because ____.?
a. ?she will experience a drive reduction
b. ?her subjective well-being will diminish
c. ?people tend to perform best when arousal is moderate
d. ?the pills are acting as an intervening variable
ANSWER:
c
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