AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The arousal theory of motivation suggests that people are driven to perform actions in order to maintain an optimum level of physiological arousal.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to drive reduction theory, people will often engage in risky or dangerous behaviors-like thrillseeking or drug use-in an attempt to achieve a desired level of arousal.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Yerkes-Dodson Law suggests that there is a relationship between performance and arousal. Increased arousal can help improve performance, but only up to a certain point. At the point when arousal becomes excessive, performance diminishes.