Question 1

_____ represents the employee's belief that a reward will be received once the task is accomplished.

Accepted Answer

A)  Shaping 
B)  Expectancy 
C)  Valence 
D)  Instrumentality 
A)  Shaping 
B)  Expectancy 
C)  Valence 
D)  Instrumentality

Question 2

Content theories argue that external consequences tend to determine behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is a secondary need?

Accepted Answer

A)  Competitiveness 
B)  Food and water 
C)  Sleep 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Competitiveness 
B)  Food and water 
C)  Sleep 
D)  None of the above

Question 4

Which of the following is the last level of human needs in Maslow's theory of motivation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Belonging and social needs 
B)  Physiological needs 
C)  Self-actualization and fulfillment needs 
D)  Safety and security needs 
A)  Belonging and social needs 
B)  Physiological needs 
C)  Self-actualization and fulfillment needs 
D)  Safety and security needs

Question 5

What is the major difficulty with content models of motivation?

Accepted Answer

The major difficulty with content models

Question 6

If both expectancy and instrumentality are low,then motivation will be weak even if the reward has high valence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What is the difference between the implications of need-based models of motivation and the idea of valence in the expectancy model?

Accepted Answer

In the need-based models,broad generaliz

Question 8

What are the important differences between Maslow's,Herzberg's,and Alderfer's models?

Accepted Answer

Maslow and Alderfer focus on the interna

Question 9

What is shaping and what is its importance?

Accepted Answer

Shaping is a systematic and progressive

Question 10

What are intrinsic and extrinsic motivators? Provide an example of each.

Accepted Answer

Intrinsic motivators are internal reward

Question 11

_____ is a systematic and progressive application of positive reinforcement.

Accepted Answer

A)  Scaling 
B)  Extinction 
C)  Expansion 
D)  Shaping 
A)  Scaling 
B)  Extinction 
C)  Expansion 
D)  Shaping

Question 12

Giving more of the same reward can have a diminishing impact on motivation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Employees who feel overrewarded will feel an imbalance in their relationship with their employer.What kinds of actions might they take to restore balance?

Accepted Answer

Employees who feel overrewarded may try

Question 14

What kinds of actions might underrewarded employees seek to reduce their feelings of inequity?

Accepted Answer

Employees who feel underrewarded may low

Question 15

_____ is a drive some people have to pursue and attain challenging goals.

Accepted Answer

A)  Achievement motivation 
B)  Experience motivation 
C)  Affiliation motivation 
D)  Power motivation 
A)  Achievement motivation 
B)  Experience motivation 
C)  Affiliation motivation 
D)  Power motivation

Question 16

High expectations sometimes make it difficult for achievement-oriented managers to delegate effectively.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Fiona is a manager in a software firm who finds it difficult to delegate effectively.Her subordinates find it difficult to satisfy her high demands.Which of the following statements best describes Fiona?

Accepted Answer

A)  She is an affiliation-oriented manager. 
B)  She is a power-oriented manager. 
C)  She is an achievement-oriented manager. 
D)  She is an experience-oriented manager. 
A)  She is an affiliation-oriented manager. 
B)  She is a power-oriented manager. 
C)  She is an achievement-oriented manager. 
D)  She is an experience-oriented manager.

Question 18

_____ is the administration of an unfavorable consequence that discourages a certain behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  Punishment 
B)  Extinction 
C)  Positive reinforcement 
D)  Negative reinforcement 
A)  Punishment 
B)  Extinction 
C)  Positive reinforcement 
D)  Negative reinforcement

Question 19

Major challenges for a manager using the equity model lie in all of the following EXCEPT in _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  understanding that employees work within several social systems 
B)  measuring employee assessments of inputs and outputs 
C)  identifying employees' references 
D)  evaluating employee perceptions of inputs and outputs 
A)  understanding that employees work within several social systems 
B)  measuring employee assessments of inputs and outputs 
C)  identifying employees' references 
D)  evaluating employee perceptions of inputs and outputs

Question 20

Equity sensitivity suggests that individuals have similar preferences for equity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

_____ represents the employee's belief that a reward will be received once the task is accomplished.

Content theories argue that external consequences tend to determine behavior.

Which of the following is a secondary need?

Which of the following is the last level of human needs in Maslow's theory of motivation?

What is the major difficulty with content models of motivation?

If both expectancy and instrumentality are low,then motivation will be weak even if the reward has high valence.

What is the difference between the implications of need-based models of motivation and the idea of valence in the expectancy model?

What are the important differences between Maslow's,Herzberg's,and Alderfer's models?

What is shaping and what is its importance?

What are intrinsic and extrinsic motivators? Provide an example of each.

_____ is a systematic and progressive application of positive reinforcement.

Giving more of the same reward can have a diminishing impact on motivation.

Employees who feel overrewarded will feel an imbalance in their relationship with their employer.What kinds of actions might they take to restore balance?

What kinds of actions might underrewarded employees seek to reduce their feelings of inequity?

_____ is a drive some people have to pursue and attain challenging goals.

High expectations sometimes make it difficult for achievement-oriented managers to delegate effectively.

Fiona is a manager in a software firm who finds it difficult to delegate effectively.Her subordinates find it difficult to satisfy her high demands.Which of the following statements best describes Fiona?

_____ is the administration of an unfavorable consequence that discourages a certain behavior.

Major challenges for a manager using the equity model lie in all of the following EXCEPT in _____.

Equity sensitivity suggests that individuals have similar preferences for equity.

The Dynamics of People and Organizations

Models of Organizational Behavior

Managing Communications

Social Systems and Organizational Culture

Appraising and Rewarding Performance

Leadership

Empowerment and Participation

Employee Attitudes and Their Effects

Issues Between Organizations and Individuals

Conflict, Power, and Organizational Politics

Informal and Formal Groups

Teams and Team Building

Managing Change

Stress and Counseling

Organizational Behavior Across Cultures

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Exam 5: Motivation

_____ represents the employee's belief that a reward will be received once the task is accomplished.

Content theories argue that external consequences tend to determine behavior.

Which of the following is a secondary need?

Which of the following is the last level of human needs in Maslow's theory of motivation?

What is the major difficulty with content models of motivation?

If both expectancy and instrumentality are low,then motivation will be weak even if the reward has high valence.

What is the difference between the implications of need-based models of motivation and the idea of valence in the expectancy model?

What are the important differences between Maslow's,Herzberg's,and Alderfer's models?

What is shaping and what is its importance?

What are intrinsic and extrinsic motivators? Provide an example of each.

_____ is a systematic and progressive application of positive reinforcement.

Giving more of the same reward can have a diminishing impact on motivation.

Employees who feel overrewarded will feel an imbalance in their relationship with their employer.What kinds of actions might they take to restore balance?

What kinds of actions might underrewarded employees seek to reduce their feelings of inequity?

_____ is a drive some people have to pursue and attain challenging goals.

High expectations sometimes make it difficult for achievement-oriented managers to delegate effectively.

Fiona is a manager in a software firm who finds it difficult to delegate effectively.Her subordinates find it difficult to satisfy her high demands.Which of the following statements best describes Fiona?

_____ is the administration of an unfavorable consequence that discourages a certain behavior.

Major challenges for a manager using the equity model lie in all of the following EXCEPT in _____.

Equity sensitivity suggests that individuals have similar preferences for equity.

The Dynamics of People and Organizations

Models of Organizational Behavior

Managing Communications

Social Systems and Organizational Culture

Appraising and Rewarding Performance

Leadership

Empowerment and Participation

Employee Attitudes and Their Effects

Issues Between Organizations and Individuals

Conflict, Power, and Organizational Politics

Informal and Formal Groups

Teams and Team Building

Managing Change

Stress and Counseling

Organizational Behavior Across Cultures

Filters