What Is TRUE Regarding Vroom's Expectancy Theory

question 4

Multiple Choice

What is TRUE regarding Vroom's expectancy theory?

• A)It states that people's needs are arranged on a hierarchy of importance and the higher-order needs must be satisfied first before they move on to lower-order needs such as safety needs.
• B)It states that employees compare their results with those of coworkers and decrease their efforts if they feel they are under-rewarded for similar work.
• C)It describes the process by which people are motivated to accept challenging goals and receive feedback on their progress.
• D)It describes the process people use to evaluate the likelihood that their efforts will yield the results they want,along with the degree to which they want those results.

Recognize the role of physiological responses in the experience of emotion.

Identify the mechanisms through which emotions are expressed and detected.

Distinguish between different theories regarding the sequence of emotional experience.

Understand the impact of cognitive labeling on emotional experience.

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Definitions:

Thorndike

American psychologist famous for his work on learning theory that led to the development of operant conditioning within behaviorism.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a reflexive response without any prior learning.

Conditioned Stimulus

An initially neutral signal that, once it's linked with an unconditioned stimulus, ultimately provokes a conditioned response.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with an unconditioned stimulus.