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1) What are the key facts that explain how arousal influences performance?
2) What do we attend to under conditions of low arousal, under conditions of high arousal?
3) Use optimal arousal theory to explain the behavior of people suffering from hyperactivity autism?
4) What is REST used for? Describe the process in some detail.

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Arousal:physiological response of the body: emotional responses and behavioral changes

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1) What are the key facts that explain how arousal influences performance?

Arousal enables an organism to take action. The physiological response of the body is concerted in getting a task achieved successfully. The individual is better prepared to discriminate the visual cues and be more receptive and attentive to tactile cues. ...

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