Yerkes–Dodson law

Target entity: Yerkes–Dodson law
Context triple: [Robert M. Yerkes, notableFor, Yerkes–Dodson law]

• A. Cannon–Bard theory of emotion
  The Cannon–Bard theory of emotion proposes that emotional experiences and physiological responses occur simultaneously and independently, rather than one causing the other.
• B. Sutton's law
  Sutton's law is a medical and diagnostic principle that advises focusing first on the most likely cause of a problem, echoing bank robber Willie Sutton’s apocryphal rationale for targeting banks.
• C. James–Lange theory of emotion
  The James–Lange theory of emotion is a psychological theory proposing that emotions arise from the perception of physiological changes in the body, such as increased heart rate or sweating, rather than causing those changes.
• D. Schachter–Singer two-factor theory of emotion
  The Schachter–Singer two-factor theory of emotion proposes that emotional experience arises from a combination of physiological arousal and the cognitive interpretation of that arousal based on situational context.
• E. Grassmann's law
  Grassmann's law is a sound change rule in Indo-European linguistics describing how an aspirated consonant loses its aspiration when another aspirated consonant follows later in the same word.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Yerkes–Dodson law
Target entity description: The Yerkes–Dodson law is a psychological principle stating that performance improves with physiological or mental arousal up to an optimal point, after which further arousal leads to a decline in performance.

• A. Cannon–Bard theory of emotion
  The Cannon–Bard theory of emotion proposes that emotional experiences and physiological responses occur simultaneously and independently, rather than one causing the other.
• B. Sutton's law
  Sutton's law is a medical and diagnostic principle that advises focusing first on the most likely cause of a problem, echoing bank robber Willie Sutton’s apocryphal rationale for targeting banks.
• C. James–Lange theory of emotion
  The James–Lange theory of emotion is a psychological theory proposing that emotions arise from the perception of physiological changes in the body, such as increased heart rate or sweating, rather than causing those changes.
• D. Schachter–Singer two-factor theory of emotion
  The Schachter–Singer two-factor theory of emotion proposes that emotional experience arises from a combination of physiological arousal and the cognitive interpretation of that arousal based on situational context.
• E. Grassmann's law
  Grassmann's law is a sound change rule in Indo-European linguistics describing how an aspirated consonant loses its aspiration when another aspirated consonant follows later in the same word.
• F. None of above. chosen