Which of the following defines arousal?

A. The experience of feeling or emotion.

B. Our experiences of the responses created by the sympathetic division of the ANS

C. A mental and physiological feeling state

D. A driving force that directs behavior

Answer: D

Explanation: Arousal can be defined as a driving force that directs behavior. This driving force is the responsable for putting our attention system into the things we want to or have to (have to in terms of involuntary).

Whenever someone has an arousal disorder, this will affect the way it behaves; for example, in cases of depression, levels of arousal are lower and its behavior is also minimum.