Question

Reyna knows that if she puts in longer hours, her performance on her project will improve. however, she feels her boss dislikes her, so even if she improves her performance, she believes she will not receive a raise (which she would really like). according to expectancy theory, reyna has high _____ and low _____.

Answer 1

According to expectancy theory, Reyna has high expectancy and low instrumentality. The Expectancy theory indicates that the behavior of an individual is selected according to the results or reward that he wishes to obtain. Instrumentality is the belief or motivation to obtain a reward when fulfilling the expectation of performance if they consider that they will not receive the reward they will not fulfill the performance.