Which of the Following Best Describes Valence

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes valence?

• A)It is the perceived likelihood that performance will be followed by a particular outcome.
• B)It is the value the expected outcome holds for the person contemplating it.
• C)It is the consequence resulting from performance.
• D)It is the perceived likelihood that employees' efforts will enable them to attain valuable goals.
• E)It is the degree to which employees base their goals on their personal values.

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Definitions:

Binomial Proportions

The probabilities of outcomes for a binomial distribution, which describes the number of successes in a fixed number of binary experiments.

Two-tail Test

A statistical hypothesis test in which the area of interest, or rejection region, is in both tails of the probability distribution, used to determine if there is a significant difference in either direction.

Z-test

A statistical test used to determine if there is a significant difference between sample and population means under the assumption of a normal distribution.

Chi-square Goodness-of-fit

A statistical test to determine how well observed data fit an expected distribution, generally used for categorical data.