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  2. Yerkes–Dodson law - Wikipedia

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    A 2007 review by Lupien at al [8] of the effects of stress hormones (glucocorticoids, GC) and human cognition revealed that memory performance vs. circulating levels of glucocorticoids does manifest an upside-down U-shaped curve, and the authors noted the resemblance to the Yerkes–Dodson curve.

  3. Inverted U - Wikipedia

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    Inverted U may refer to: Calmfors–Driffill hypothesis , an economic theory describing the relationship between collective bargaining and employment Kuznets curve , an economic theory describing the relationship between income per capita and wealth inequity

  4. Somatic anxiety - Wikipedia

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    The Multi-dimensional Theory of Anxiety [7] is based on the distinction between somatic and cognitive anxiety. The theory predicts that a negative, linear relationship between somatic and cognitive anxiety, an Inverted-U relationship between somatic anxiety and performance, and that somatic anxiety declines once performance begins although cognitive anxiety may remain high, if confidence is low.

  5. Kuznets curve - Wikipedia

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    Kuznets believed that inequality would follow an inverted "U" shape as it rises and then falls again with the increase of income per-capita. [6] Kuznets had two similar explanations for this historical phenomenon: workers migrated from agriculture to industry; and; rural workers moved to urban jobs.

  6. Simon Kuznets - Wikipedia

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    Among his several observations which sparked important theoretical research programs was the Kuznets curve, an inverted U-shaped relation between income inequality and economic growth (1955, 1963). In poor countries, economic growth increased the income disparity between rich and poor people.

  7. Why 1984's 'Red Dawn' Still Matters - AOL

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    In portraying the U.S. as an innocent victim of an unprovoked communist invasion and occupation of North America, Red Dawn fundamentally inverted the historical reality of U.S. Cold War foreign ...

  8. Dual systems model - Wikipedia

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    The dual systems model proposes an inverted-U shape development of the socioemotional system, such that reward responsivity increases in early adolescence and declines thereafter. The maturational imbalance model portrays a socioemotional system that reaches its peak around mid-adolescence and then plateaus into adulthood.

  9. One popular theory: the Grimms' collection isn't a faithful rendering of the original women's stories. Unaware of their own masculine influence, they tweaked the tales — sometimes subtly, sometimes dramatically — transforming rich reflections of real women's experiences into the flat, silencing stories that inspired the patriarchal Disney ...