Rita's favorite college football team made it to the national championship game with a near perfect win-loss record
Though her team was known for playing a smart game with few errors throughout the season, she was surprised and disappointed to see them making so many errors in the big game. The players just couldn't seem to settle down and play the type of game for which they were known. In the end, they lost by a large margin. Which of the following theories or principles of motivation could best account for the behavior of Rita's favorite team?
a) Maslow's hierarchy of needs
b) the Schachter-Singer theory
c) the goal orientation theory
d) the Yerkes-Dodson law
Answer: d
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