Axiomempiricalv1
Cognitive performance follows an inverted-U relationship
Cognitive performance follows an inverted-U relationship with environmental arousal level — both too little and too much arousal degrade performance.
Why This Is an Axiom
The Yerkes-Dodson Law is mentioned in L-0929 and is a foundational empirical finding about the arousal-performance relationship. The curriculum applies it to temperature but treats the underlying relationship as axiomatic.
Source Lessons
L-0929
Temperature affects performance
Cognitive performance varies with temperature — find and maintain your optimal range.
L-0956
Energy as a system bottleneck
Sometimes your energy level is the binding constraint and no process improvement helps.
L-0938
Seasonal environment adjustment
Adjust your environment as seasons change to maintain optimal conditions.