/* nursingwritersbureau.com theme functions */ /* nursingwritersbureau.com theme functions */ 1.0nursingwritersbureauhttps://nursingwritersbureau.comPsychology  Discussion 2: Pygmalion, Goal-Setting, and Expectancy Theories - nursingwritersbureaurich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="DUh8L2nfAa"><a href="https://nursingwritersbureau.com/psychology-discussion-2-pygmalion-goal-setting-and-expectancy-theories/">Psychology  Discussion 2: Pygmalion, Goal-Setting, and Expectancy Theories</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://nursingwritersbureau.com/psychology-discussion-2-pygmalion-goal-setting-and-expectancy-theories/embed/#?secret=DUh8L2nfAa" width="600" height="338" title="“Psychology  Discussion 2: Pygmalion, Goal-Setting, and Expectancy Theories” — nursingwritersbureau" data-secret="DUh8L2nfAa" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Each of these three theories—Pygmalion, goal-setting, and expectancy—represent different perspectives and orientations. Managers might prefer one over the other two given their own presuppositions, attitudes, and biases. Organizational psychology professionals can help managers understand the nuances of the three theories and establish criteria of each theory that might be applied to specific situations.With these thoughts […]