Question

14. Imagine that you completed a take home exam but were disappointed when you found out you only answered half of the questions correctly. You were sure that you had done better on the exam, so you emailed the professor and asked her to double check that the correct answer key was used to grade your test. According to the expectancy theory of motivation, which aspect of motivation is at a low level in this example?

    1. Valence

    2. Expectancy

    3. Instrumentality

    4. Self efficacy

15. Imagine getting into your car and turning on the ignition without buckling your seat belt. After a few seconds an alarm sounds to remind you to buckle up. The alarm continues to go off until you finally buckle the seat belt. In this example, buckling your seat belt is the desired behavior that is reinforced when the alarm stops ringing in your ear. This example reflects which type of reinforcement contingency?

    a. Positive reinforcement b. Punishment
    c. Extinction
    d. Negative reinforcement

16. In one of her instructor commentaries/lectures, Dr. Jude described a situation that occurred a few years ago when she was coaching a fifth and sixth grade girls basketball team in the league championship game. In this example, one of the players, who had never scored any points in any previous game, went on a scoring rampage. After the game was over Dr. Jude asked the player why she had been so determined to score. The player responded that her parents agreed to give her $10 for every one of the 15 points she scored in the game. If we think about scoring points as the desired behavior and the $10 reward for each point scored as the reinforcement, what type of reinforcement schedule is reflected in this example?

    1. Fixed interval

    2. Variable ratio

    3. Continuous

    4. Fixed ratio

17. Imagine that a professor in your Organizations class offers students to earn extra credit by submitting projects early or participating in faculty sponsored research projects. By providing opportunities for extra credit that will improve students' final grades in the course, the professor demonstrated which dimension of trustworthiness?

    1. Ability

    2. Benevolence

    3. Integrity

    4. Trust propensity

Answer 1

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1- Instrumentality because in this student believes that he had performed well in the test but did not get the grades which he expected. according to Instrumentality is the belief that if you perform well that a valued outcome will be received

2- d. Negative reinforcement because Those beepers are designed to be annoying and fastening the seatbelt stops the beeping noise. So, in this case the removal of the beeping is this for fastening the seat belt...result you countinue to use your seatbelt.

4- benevolence because it is the quality of being well meaning and professor wants to do good vs. has selfish or profit centered motives

*i tried to answer as many i can correctly. can you pls post the third separately because i do not want to give you wrong answer.