An actress finds that her performance while rehearsing lines in the dressing room is dull and flat.However,as soon as she is in front of a live audience,she rises to the occasion and her performance comes alive.Her improvement is best explained by:
A) Solomon's opponent-process theory.
B) the James-Lange theory.
C) the Yerkes-Dodson law.
D) the Cannon-Bard theory.

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The Yerkes-Dodson law states that performance increases with physiological or mental arousal up to a certain point, after which it decreases. The actress in this scenario may have initially been experiencing low arousal while rehearsing alone, leading to a dull performance. However, the presence of a live audience increased her arousal to an optimal level, resulting in a better performance.

An Actress Finds That Her Performance While Rehearsing Lines in the Dressing