How Does Stakes-Based Pressure Affect Performance? A Literature Review of the Yerkes–Dodson Hypothesis in Sport and Other Labor Settings
Published online on September 01, 2025
Abstract
American Behavioral Scientist, Ahead of Print.
In a seminal paper published in 1908, Yerkes and Dodson find a parabolic relationship between pressure and performance. However, evidence for the Yerkes–Dodson hypothesis outside of laboratory experiments is limited due to issues of the measurability and ...
In a seminal paper published in 1908, Yerkes and Dodson find a parabolic relationship between pressure and performance. However, evidence for the Yerkes–Dodson hypothesis outside of laboratory experiments is limited due to issues of the measurability and ...