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If by which you mean the Inverted-U Theory then no they are not. The drive theory suggests the relationship between arousal and performance to be linear, suggesting that as arousal increases as does performance. This has been rejected by most phychologists and adopted the Inverted-U Hypothesis. The Inverted-U hypothesis suggests that though there is a link between arousal and performance it is not linear, more likely an upwards parabola, or an upside-down or 'inverted' U. This suggests that as arousal increases so does performance but only to an optimal point, after which it begins to deteriorate.

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