Janet wants to occasionally take Fridays off. Her performance is the highest in the office, and the rules state that the person with the highest performance should get schedule preference. However, Janet's colleague has a regularly standing golf game with the boss on Fridays, so Janet knows no matter how hard she works she will always be asked to work Fridays so that her boss can golf with her colleague. Janet begins to work less hard. In this scenario, Janet's motivation is effected by what element of expectancy theory?
A) expectancy
B) instrumentality
C) effort
D) valence

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Janet's motivation is affected by instrumentality, which refers to the belief that a certain level of performance will lead to a specific outcome. In this case, despite high performance, Janet believes she will not get her preferred schedule due to her boss's favoritism towards her colleague, thus affecting her motivation to work hard.

Janet Wants to Occasionally Take Fridays Off