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The Expectancy Theory Proposes That ________

Question 86
Multiple Choice

The expectancy theory proposes that ________. A) employees can view work as being as natural as rest or play, and therefore the average person can learn to accept, and even seek, responsibility B) achievement, power, and affiliation are three important needs that help explain motivation C) the strength of a tendency to act in a certain way depends on the strength of our expectation of a given outcome and its attractiveness D) extrinsic rewards will reduce intrinsic interest in a task E) within every human being, there exists a hierarchy of five needs and as each of these needs becomes substantially satisfied, the next one becomes dominant

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