Question

Alex works as an accountant at a pharmaceutical company. his job frequently demands that he work overtime. lately, his health has taken a beating because of his overwork. alex is eligible for a promotion. but the new position would demand longer working hours at twice the pay of his current position. alex obviously values his health over his paycheck at the end of the month. in terms of expectancy theory, the promotion has a _____ for alex.

Answer 1

The answer to this question is a Negative Valence. The term Valence in psychology means an emotional value of a person’s attraction to a specific event or thing that can be either positive feeling or a negative feeling.  Negative Valence often co notates the words such as fear, anger, sickness, death, etc.