In Expectancy Theory,valence Refers to The

question 5

Multiple Choice

In expectancy theory,valence refers to the:

• A) amount of effort a person puts towards a known goal.
• B) individual's perceived probability of performing the task at a particular level.
• C) anticipated satisfaction or dissatisfaction that an individual feels toward an outcome.
• D) individual's perceived probability that his or her performance will lead to specific outcomes.
• E) feelings that result from a comparison of the individual's outcome/input ratio with the outcome/input ratio of a comparison other.

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Definitions:

Correlational Statistics

Statistics designed to measure relationships between variables.

Sample Size

The number of observations or data points in a sample drawn from a population for analysis.

P Value

The p value is a measure indicating the probability that the observed data would occur by chance if the null hypothesis were true.

Non-Directional

Pertaining to a hypothesis that does not specify the direction of the expected relationship between variables, only that one exists.