Question

Richa, an instrumentation engineer, has been assigned a challenging task of designing a specialized device to sterilize medical equipment. Richa believes that hard work and perseverance will help her perform well and complete the design on time. Her belief turns out to be a factor of motivation for her. As a result, she completes the project by meeting all the requirements on time.
In this context, Richa is motivated by:

A) instrumentality.
B) valence.
C) expectancy.
D) reinforcement.

Answer 1

Answer:

Option C.

Explanation:

According to the expectancy theory, or expectancy theory of motivation, an individual behaves or act in a certain way, because he/she is motivated to choose a particular behavior over others, because of what the expected result of the chosen behavior will be. What this means is that, the motivation of the behavior selection lies in the desirability of the outcome.

Expectancy theory talks about the mental processes involved as regards choice, or choosing. It attempts to show the processes that an individual undergoes in order to make choices.

As we can see in the scenario above, Richa is motivated by the belief that hard work and perseverance will help her perform well and complete the design on time, and so, this is the behavior that she has chosen, which has led to the desired outcome of completing the design on time.