According to Expectancy-Value Theory, What Determines the Amount of Effort

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Multiple Choice

According to expectancy-value theory, what determines the amount of effort a person is likely to expend on a goal?

• A) the value of the goal and the extent to which other people want one to achieve it
• B) the value of the goal and the person's estimation of how achievable it is
• C) the relatedness of the goal to cultural values and the person's age
• D) the relatedness of the goal to cultural values and the person's level of self-awareness

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