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What does an individual's self-efficacy refer to?
What does an individual's self-efficacy refer to?
- The person's belief about their ability to successfully perform a particular behavior. (correct)
- The person's belief about their ability to set realistic goals.
- The person's belief about their ability to control the outcome.
- The person's belief about their ability to successfully influence others.
What happens when goals are set too high or performance expectations are made too difficult?
What happens when goals are set too high or performance expectations are made too difficult?
- Expectancy decreases, leading to lower motivation. (correct)
- Valence increases, leading to higher motivation.
- Instrumentality increases, leading to higher motivation.
- Expectancy increases, leading to higher motivation.
What is essential for an individual to believe in order to have high expectancy?
What is essential for an individual to believe in order to have high expectancy?
- That the reward is guaranteed.
- That the goal is easy to achieve.
- That others will help them achieve the goal.
- That they have some degree of control over the expected outcome. (correct)
What is instrumentality in the context of motivation?
What is instrumentality in the context of motivation?
What is an example of a reward that can increase instrumentality?
What is an example of a reward that can increase instrumentality?
What is valence in the context of motivation?
What is valence in the context of motivation?
What can lead to low instrumentality?
What can lead to low instrumentality?
What is essential for an individual's instrumentality?
What is essential for an individual's instrumentality?
What can low expectancy lead to?
What can low expectancy lead to?
What is the relationship between performance and outcome according to instrumentality?
What is the relationship between performance and outcome according to instrumentality?