Expectancy-Value Theory (Situated Expectancy-Value Theory, SEVT)

People's choices, persistence, and performance on achievement tasks are jointly determined by how confident they are of succeeding (expectancy) and how much they subjectively value the task — where value has four distinct components (attainment, intrinsic, utility, cost) and both expectancy and value are shaped by developmental, cultural, and identity-related processes situated in specific contexts.

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