Sentence examples for to expectancy from inspiring English sources
noun
Expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something
Participants are observed and act in an artificial environment, which might influence their behavior due to expectancy effects and the experimenter demand bias.
In order to examine the cognitive mechanisms of tDCS that lead to enhanced performance, here we analyzed its differential effects on responses to stimuli that varied by repetition and target presence, differences related to expectancy by comparing performance in single- and double-blind task designs, and individual differences in skin stimulation and mood.
Based on socioemotional selectivity theory, a lifespan approach to expectancy theory, and research on interest and workplace curiosity, two views on motivational change over the trajectory of a working life were evaluated: the view of age-related motivational decline and the view of age-related motivational maintenance.
The ethanol-associated sexual behavior appears to be due to expectancy (outcome based on learned anticipation) as well as pharmacological effects [5]; however, physiological evidence is lacking.
The higher trait anxiety levels in the abnormal VTA/SN subgroup are consistent with research connecting the VTA/SN to expectancy processing [84], and connects with the idea that abnormal anxiety may reflect altered expectancy [86], [88].
With further regard to expectancy effects, we analyzed the influence of belief in laser acupuncture.
According to expectancy-value theory, behaviour is a function of the expectancies one has and the value of the goal toward which one is working [expressed as B = f(E × V)].
According to expectancy-value theory, expectancies and task values are precursors for investing effort into learning.
According to expectancy-value theory, a major determinant of the expectancy component at the item level is the test-taker's estimate of item difficulty (Eccles (Parsons) et al. 1983).
According to expectancy-value theory, motivational beliefs (i.e., expectancy/competence beliefs and task values) affect students' choices, effort, persistence, and achievement (Eccles et al., 1983; Simpkins et al., 2006; Wigfield & Eccles, 2000).
Interest theory presents ideas similar to expectancy-value theory on the role of perceived value in motivation.
