Tamara has been putting in a lot of overtime.Her supervisor keeps telling her that she will be rewarded.To date,Tamara has seen no change in her status or pay.This reflects a
A) high valance.
B) low instrumentality.
C) high expectancy.
D) high instrumentality.
E) low inputs.

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Tamara's belief that her overtime work will not result in a reward (change in status or pay) indicates a low instrumentality. High instrumentality would mean that the employee believes that their efforts and performance will lead to the desired outcomes, in this case, a reward. A) High valance would suggest that Tamara highly values the potential reward. C) High expectancy means that Tamara believes putting in overtime will lead to better performance and outcomes. E) Low inputs would suggest that Tamara is not putting in enough effort or work to warrant a reward.

Tamara Has Been Putting in a Lot of Overtime