A Software Engineer Believes That If She Can Complete Her

question 85

Multiple Choice

A software engineer believes that if she can complete her current project on time she will get her much awaited promotion to the ranks of a team leader.However,she doubts her capability of completing the project on time.Within the context of expectancy theory,what level of motivation would the engineer have and why?

• A) very high, since the level of expectancy and the level of valence are both high
• B) moderately high, as high levels of valence and instrumentality offset low expectancy levels
• C) moderate, since high levels of expectancy and high levels of valence will be balanced by the low level of instrumentality
• D) low, since the expectancy, instrumentality, and valence of the outcome must all be high for motivation

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