The Basic Expectancy Framework Suggests That for Motivated Behavior to Occur

question 117

Multiple Choice

The basic expectancy framework suggests that for motivated behavior to occur,

• A) the performance-to-outcome expectancies should approach zero.
• B) the sum of all the valences for the relevant potential outcomes must be negative.
• C) none of the valences for the relevant potential outcomes should be negative.
• D) the effort-to-performance ratio should be well above 10.
• E) the positive valences should outweigh the negative valences of potential outcomes.

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Definitions:

Proposition

An assertion that communicates a conviction or opinion, and has the potential to be accurate or erroneous.

Standard Form

A way of structuring arguments, statements, or equations according to established rules to make them clearer, easier to analyze, or solve.

Hypothetical Syllogism

A logical argument consisting of two conditional premises and a conclusion, based on if-then scenarios.

Modus Ponens

A valid form of argument in which if a conditional statement ("if P then Q") is accepted, and P is asserted to be true, then Q necessarily follows.