Elliott, fresh out of college, is an engineer who has just begun his career. he knows that the harder he works, the better he will get at engineering. which component of the expectancy theory is likely motivating elliott the most?

The fact that engineer Elliott, who is fresh out of college, knows that the harder he works, the better he will get at engineering, means that he is motivated by the expectancy component of the expectancy theory.

According the expectancy theory behavior results from conscious choices among alternatives.