Paul Blocker is the offensive line coach for a university football team. He wants his players to report to fall practice in good shape. Coach has set challenging fitness standards that the linemen should have no problem achieving if they work hard during the summer. He knows his players hate running wind sprints so to encourage them to work out during the summer he announced that any player who passes the fitness test at the beginning of fall practice will be allowed to skip sprints for the first two weeks of practice. Coach Blocker's approach to motivation is consistent with:

expectancy theoryNo theory
None of the above

Expectancy can be described as the belief that higher or increased effort will yield better performance. This can be explained by the thinking of "if i work harder, i will make something better". Conditions that enhance expectancy include having the correct resources available, having the required skill set for the job at hand, and having the necessary support to get the job done properly.

Expectancy theory provides an explanation of why an individual choose one behavioral option over others. The idea with this theory is that people are motivated to do something because they think their actions will lead to their desired outcome.