According to Victor Vroom, Which of the Following Questions Is

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Multiple Choice

According to Victor Vroom, which of the following questions is an employee likely to ask before deciding to exert his or her maximum effort toward completing a task?

• A) Is the reward for completing the task worth the effort involved?
• B) Are other employees working on the same type of task?
• C) Is this task more difficult than my previous work?
• D) How often will I be expected to do this task?

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Definitions:

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a learned response following the cessation of reinforcement.

Reinforcement

In psychology, a process of encouraging or establishing a pattern of behavior by offering rewards or punishing unwanted behavior.

Punishment

The imposition of a penalty as a response to an undesired behavior, intended to discourage future occurrences of such behavior.

Negative Consequences

Results of a behavior that a person finds unattractive or aversive.