Question 1

Briefly explain the following equation: Job Performance = Motivation × Ability × Situational Constraints.

Accepted Answer

In industrial psychology, job performanc

Question 2

McClelland's Learned Needs Theory identifies three needs. They are the needs for _____.

Accepted Answer

A) achievement, relatedness, and growth 
B) existence, relatedness, and growth 
C) affiliation, existence, and power 
D) power, self­actualization, and growth 
E) power, achievement, and affiliation 
A) achievement, relatedness, and growth 
B) existence, relatedness, and growth 
C) affiliation, existence, and power 
D) power, self­actualization, and growth 
E) power, achievement, and affiliation

Question 3

Explain expectancy theory.

Accepted Answer

One of the hardest things about motivati

Question 4

A lock manufacturer shows consumers how much protection its locks provide and a cleaning company has developed several types of wipes to eliminate concerns about infectious germs. In the context of Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which need are these companies targeting?

Accepted Answer

A) Achievement needs 
B) Belongingness needs 
C) Safety needs 
D) Physiological needs 
E) Esteem needs 
A) Achievement needs 
B) Belongingness needs 
C) Safety needs 
D) Physiological needs 
E) Esteem needs

Question 5

_____ are factors beyond the control of individual employees, such as tools, policies, and resources that have an effect on job performance.

Accepted Answer

A) Equities 
B) Reinforcement contingencies 
C) Valences 
D) Situational constraints 
E) Referents 
A) Equities 
B) Reinforcement contingencies 
C) Valences 
D) Situational constraints 
E) Referents

Question 6

The Republic Of Estasia has 14 million smokers. Smoking in Estasia isclosely associated with the country's culture. To reduce the number of smokers in the nation, the government has increased the price of cigarettes to twenty times greater than that charged in any other nation in the continent of South America. In the context of reinforcement theory, the government is trying to use _____ to get people to quit smoking by making cigarettes less affordable and by reducing the discretionary income (or possibly the disposable income) of people who continue smoking.

Accepted Answer

A) avoidance learning 
B) negative reinforcement 
C) positive reinforcement 
D) valence 
E) ​punishment 
A) avoidance learning 
B) negative reinforcement 
C) positive reinforcement 
D) valence 
E) ​punishment

Question 7

According to the equity theory, objective reality rather than employee perceptions that determines employee motivation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Ellie's Fresh Foods is an up-and-coming chain of supermarkets. It has branches in five cities. By the end of the next two years, it hopes to have branches in at least ten cities all over the country. In the context of motivation concepts, this is an example of a(n) _____.

Accepted Answer

A) process 
B) motivational drive 
C) goal 
D) operation 
E) expectancy rate 
A) process 
B) motivational drive 
C) goal 
D) operation 
E) expectancy rate

Question 9

According to business professor Fred Luthans, one of the steps to motivating workers with reinforcement theory is "identify" that means:

Accepted Answer

A) assessing the extent to which an intervention actually changes workers' behavior. 
B) ​singling out critical, observable, performance­ related behaviors. 
C) determining the baseline frequencies of performance­related behaviors. 
D) studying causes and consequences of performance­ related behaviors. 
E) changing organization by using positive and negative reinforcement to increase the frequency of critical behaviors. 
A) assessing the extent to which an intervention actually changes workers' behavior. 
B) ​singling out critical, observable, performance­ related behaviors. 
C) determining the baseline frequencies of performance­related behaviors. 
D) studying causes and consequences of performance­ related behaviors. 
E) changing organization by using positive and negative reinforcement to increase the frequency of critical behaviors.

Question 10

Reinforcement theory says that behavior is a function of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) perception 
B) environment 
C) its consequences 
D) conscious choices 
E) the situations in which it occurs 
A) perception 
B) environment 
C) its consequences 
D) conscious choices 
E) the situations in which it occurs

Question 11

In expectancy theory, ____ is the perceived relationship between performance and rewards.

Accepted Answer

A) valence 
B) reciprocity 
C) expectancy 
D) instrumentality 
E) synergy 
A) valence 
B) reciprocity 
C) expectancy 
D) instrumentality 
E) synergy

Question 12

Rationalizing or distorting outcomes may be used when other ways to restore equity aren't available.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The use of the need-satisfaction theories to determine what motivates employees is not a straightforward task because different needs theories have identified different needs categories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is a basic component of equity theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Valences 
B) Reinforcement 
C) Referents 
D) Instrumentality 
E) Expectancy 
A) Valences 
B) Reinforcement 
C) Referents 
D) Instrumentality 
E) Expectancy

Question 15

The four kinds of reinforcement contingencies are positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, punishment, and extinction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Differentiate between distributive and procedural justice. Briefly explain how each relates to motivating with equity theory.

Accepted Answer

Equity theory focuses on distributive ju

Briefly explain the following equation: Job Performance = Motivation × Ability × Situational Constraints.

McClelland's Learned Needs Theory identifies three needs. They are the needs for _____.

Explain expectancy theory.

A lock manufacturer shows consumers how much protection its locks provide and a cleaning company has developed several types of wipes to eliminate concerns about infectious germs. In the context of Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which need are these companies targeting?

_____ are factors beyond the control of individual employees, such as tools, policies, and resources that have an effect on job performance.

According to the equity theory, objective reality rather than employee perceptions that determines employee motivation.

Ellie's Fresh Foods is an up-and-coming chain of supermarkets. It has branches in five cities. By the end of the next two years, it hopes to have branches in at least ten cities all over the country. In the context of motivation concepts, this is an example of a(n) _____.

According to business professor Fred Luthans, one of the steps to motivating workers with reinforcement theory is "identify" that means:

Reinforcement theory says that behavior is a function of _____.

In expectancy theory, ____ is the perceived relationship between performance and rewards.

Rationalizing or distorting outcomes may be used when other ways to restore equity aren't available.

The use of the need-satisfaction theories to determine what motivates employees is not a straightforward task because different needs theories have identified different needs categories.

Which of the following is a basic component of equity theory?

The four kinds of reinforcement contingencies are positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, punishment, and extinction.

Differentiate between distributive and procedural justice. Briefly explain how each relates to motivating with equity theory.

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Exam 13: Motivation

Briefly explain the following equation: Job Performance = Motivation × Ability × Situational Constraints.

McClelland's Learned Needs Theory identifies three needs. They are the needs for _____.

Explain expectancy theory.

A lock manufacturer shows consumers how much protection its locks provide and a cleaning company has developed several types of wipes to eliminate concerns about infectious germs. In the context of Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which need are these companies targeting?

_____ are factors beyond the control of individual employees, such as tools, policies, and resources that have an effect on job performance.

According to the equity theory, objective reality rather than employee perceptions that determines employee motivation.

Ellie's Fresh Foods is an up-and-coming chain of supermarkets. It has branches in five cities. By the end of the next two years, it hopes to have branches in at least ten cities all over the country. In the context of motivation concepts, this is an example of a(n) _____.

According to business professor Fred Luthans, one of the steps to motivating workers with reinforcement theory is "identify" that means:

Reinforcement theory says that behavior is a function of _____.

In expectancy theory, ____ is the perceived relationship between performance and rewards.

Rationalizing or distorting outcomes may be used when other ways to restore equity aren't available.

The use of the need-satisfaction theories to determine what motivates employees is not a straightforward task because different needs theories have identified different needs categories.

Which of the following is a basic component of equity theory?

The four kinds of reinforcement contingencies are positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, punishment, and extinction.

Differentiate between distributive and procedural justice. Briefly explain how each relates to motivating with equity theory.

Management

The History of Management

Organizational Environments and Cultures

Ethics and Social Responsibility

Planning and Decision Making

Organizational Strategy

Innovation and Change

Global Management

Designing Adaptive Organizations

Managing Teams

Managing Human Resource Systems

Managing Individuals and a Diverse Workforce

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