Question 1

Merit pay represents the most common element of organizational compensation plans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A lump-sum bonus is a bonus received by members of a unit for meeting unit goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Incusafe is a venture capital firm that helps finance small businesses. New hires at the firm are given a project worth $100,000 to work on with minimum interference from the senior associates. The project has a large scope for innovation and creation. What is management attempting to use as a motivator for the new hires?

Accepted Answer

A)  expectancy 
B)  meaningfulness 
C)  self-determination 
D)  surface-level diversity 
E)  outcome interdependence 
A)  expectancy 
B)  meaningfulness 
C)  self-determination 
D)  surface-level diversity 
E)  outcome interdependence

Question 4

Evander has been asked to lead a team of educators. He is afraid his employees will not take him seriously because he is a nice guy, and he is nervous that his supervisors will see him as weak and ineffective. He is also excited by some great ideas he has for how to improve educational delivery methods that he knows will work. Evander's efficacy is moderated by his fears and anxieties, as well as his pride and enthusiasm, which are all examples of

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional cues. 
B)  instrumentality. 
C)  verbal persuasion. 
D)  vicarious experiences. 
E)  past accomplishments. 
A)  emotional cues. 
B)  instrumentality. 
C)  verbal persuasion. 
D)  vicarious experiences. 
E)  past accomplishments.

Question 5

Eric is a loan assistant, but wants to become a commercial lender, so he engages in self-directed learning, seeks out feedback from his managers, and manages his own workload. Eric is attempting to build his own

Accepted Answer

A)  meaningfulness. 
B)  instrumentality 
C)  competence. 
D)  valence. 
E)  impact. 
A)  meaningfulness. 
B)  instrumentality 
C)  competence. 
D)  valence. 
E)  impact.

Question 6

Goal commitment is defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  a series of updates on employee progress toward goal attainment. 
B)  the belief that successful performance will result in some outcome. 
C)  the degree to which a person accepts a goal and is determined to try to reach it. 
D)  the belief that a person has the capabilities needed to execute the behaviors required for task success. 
E)  how complicated the information and actions involved in a task are, as well as how much the task changes. 
A)  a series of updates on employee progress toward goal attainment. 
B)  the belief that successful performance will result in some outcome. 
C)  the degree to which a person accepts a goal and is determined to try to reach it. 
D)  the belief that a person has the capabilities needed to execute the behaviors required for task success. 
E)  how complicated the information and actions involved in a task are, as well as how much the task changes.

Question 7

________ is a subjective probability ranging from 0 to 1 that describes how a specific amount of effort will lead to a specific level of performance.

Accepted Answer

A)  Expectancy 
B)  Meaning 
C)  Efficacy 
D)  Valence 
E)  Need 
A)  Expectancy 
B)  Meaning 
C)  Efficacy 
D)  Valence 
E)  Need

Question 8

Brandy has been given a great deal of opportunity to advance her career. She recently got a huge increase in authority and salary, and she was hired to do what she has always claimed was her dream job. However, Brandy is not enthusiastic about coming to work, and when she is there, she spends most of her time complaining about how Maurice got a bigger office and nicer furniture than she did. Brandy's behavior would seem to support ________ theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  equity 
B)  extrinsic 
C)  expectancy 
D)  goal setting 
E)  psychological empowerment 
A)  equity 
B)  extrinsic 
C)  expectancy 
D)  goal setting 
E)  psychological empowerment

Question 9

Kwame designs and delivers public outreach programs for Hydro Sun Electric. He seems to never take a break, he always talks about work, and he often reaches the end of the day wishing he could do more and not realizing how late it has gotten. Kwame's behavior demonstrates the concept of

Accepted Answer

A)  vicariousness. 
B)  engagement. 
C)  feedback. 
D)  valence. 
E)  equity. 
A)  vicariousness. 
B)  engagement. 
C)  feedback. 
D)  valence. 
E)  equity.

Question 10

Meaningfulness reflects energy rooted in the belief that work tasks contribute to some larger purpose.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

When someone from another company is referred to as the "comparison other," one is involved in a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  equity distress. 
B)  emotional cue. 
C)  cognitive distortion. 
D)  internal comparison. 
E)  external comparison. 
A)  equity distress. 
B)  emotional cue. 
C)  cognitive distortion. 
D)  internal comparison. 
E)  external comparison.

Question 12

Gordon works as a senior software engineer. He can work from home or in the office, and he can take off whenever he likes. He can add features to the programs he is working on and change them significantly without collaborating with anyone else. He can also decide which projects get most of his attention. Which of the following does Gordon's job definitely have?

Accepted Answer

A)  physiological needs 
B)  self-determination 
C)  meaningfulness 
D)  competence 
E)  impact 
A)  physiological needs 
B)  self-determination 
C)  meaningfulness 
D)  competence 
E)  impact

Question 13

When employees consider efficacy levels for a given task, they first consider their

Accepted Answer

A)  past accomplishments. 
B)  vicarious experiences. 
C)  current projects. 
D)  extrinsic motivators. 
E)  instrumentality. 
A)  past accomplishments. 
B)  vicarious experiences. 
C)  current projects. 
D)  extrinsic motivators. 
E)  instrumentality.

Question 14

For about five years, Lucy and Betty have been working for Bright Fires at the same level of management and doing similar kinds of work. Lucy has been focusing on setting specific and difficult goals for herself and believes that exerting a high level of effort will result in the successful performance in her job. On the other hand, Betty compares herself to different managers, such as Meg, who works for the competitor in a similar work position. Betty feels disheartened when she finds out that she is significantly underrewarded at Bright Fires. Lucy's focus on concepts such as difficulty and specificity is a key aspect of

Accepted Answer

A)  expectancy. 
B)  goal setting. 
C)  equity theory. 
D)  extrinsic motivation. 
E)  psychological empowerment. 
A)  expectancy. 
B)  goal setting. 
C)  equity theory. 
D)  extrinsic motivation. 
E)  psychological empowerment.

Question 15

________ is a type of self-esteem influenced by past accomplishments, vicarious experiences, verbal persuasion, and emotional cues.

Accepted Answer

A)  Task complexity 
B)  Basic feedback 
C)  Compensation 
D)  Efficacy 
E)  Valence 
A)  Task complexity 
B)  Basic feedback 
C)  Compensation 
D)  Efficacy 
E)  Valence

Question 16

Employees who feel a sense of equity on the job are more likely to engage in citizenship behaviors, particularly when those behaviors aid the organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In equity theory, ________ is rethinking your inputs to restore balance mentally without altering your behavior in any way.

Accepted Answer

A)  equity distress 
B)  instrumentality 
C)  cognitive distortion 
D)  internal comparisons 
E)  external comparisons 
A)  equity distress 
B)  instrumentality 
C)  cognitive distortion 
D)  internal comparisons 
E)  external comparisons

Question 18

Which scenario depicts an employee who experiences a high level of meaningfulness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Don is a mechanic. He stays after work sometimes to look at tools and engines. On evenings and weekends, he goes to car shows and works on cars in his garage. 
B)  Lloyd works in a leather tannery. He can come and go as he pleases and schedule orders as he wishes as long as he completes each week's orders on time. 
C)  Floyd walks around his pet rescue, patting his employees on the back and reminding them they are improving the lives of animals and people. 
D)  Becky leaves work early several days a week, but she still produces more sales and earns more money than anyone else on the sales force. 
E)  Jimmy can put up drywall faster than anyone else on his crew, and customers say his work is the neatest they have ever seen. 
A)  Don is a mechanic. He stays after work sometimes to look at tools and engines. On evenings and weekends, he goes to car shows and works on cars in his garage. 
B)  Lloyd works in a leather tannery. He can come and go as he pleases and schedule orders as he wishes as long as he completes each week's orders on time. 
C)  Floyd walks around his pet rescue, patting his employees on the back and reminding them they are improving the lives of animals and people. 
D)  Becky leaves work early several days a week, but she still produces more sales and earns more money than anyone else on the sales force. 
E)  Jimmy can put up drywall faster than anyone else on his crew, and customers say his work is the neatest they have ever seen.

Question 19

Expectancy theory focuses on describing

Accepted Answer

A)  How goals are the primary drivers of the intensity and persistence of effort. 
B)  the type of rewards people get from outside forces, such as wages and vacations. 
C)  a form of intrinsic motivation in which merely performing the work tasks serves as its own reward. 
D)  how employees create a "mental ledger" of the outcomes (or rewards) they get from their job duties. 
E)  the cognitive process that employees go through to make choices among different voluntary responses. 
A)  How goals are the primary drivers of the intensity and persistence of effort. 
B)  the type of rewards people get from outside forces, such as wages and vacations. 
C)  a form of intrinsic motivation in which merely performing the work tasks serves as its own reward. 
D)  how employees create a "mental ledger" of the outcomes (or rewards) they get from their job duties. 
E)  the cognitive process that employees go through to make choices among different voluntary responses.

Question 20

Which of the following scenarios demonstrates how feedback can moderate progress toward attaining goals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Theodore explains to Gilbert that the initial blueprints must be submitted to the client by the end of November. 
B)  Joleen tells Adam the original task they started will become considerably more complicated than was initially thought. 
C)  Jerry tells Jorge he has done a fantastic job so far, but he needs to bump his production up by ten percent to meet the required rate. 
D)  Samir tells Cliff to reach out to him and let him know if he has any questions or needs any supplies or equipment to do his job properly. 
E)  Louie tells Elaine she needs to make sure she has enough covers made for the seats Alex is making, but does not tell her how many seats Alex has made. 
A)  Theodore explains to Gilbert that the initial blueprints must be submitted to the client by the end of November. 
B)  Joleen tells Adam the original task they started will become considerably more complicated than was initially thought. 
C)  Jerry tells Jorge he has done a fantastic job so far, but he needs to bump his production up by ten percent to meet the required rate. 
D)  Samir tells Cliff to reach out to him and let him know if he has any questions or needs any supplies or equipment to do his job properly. 
E)  Louie tells Elaine she needs to make sure she has enough covers made for the seats Alex is making, but does not tell her how many seats Alex has made.

Merit pay represents the most common element of organizational compensation plans.

A lump-sum bonus is a bonus received by members of a unit for meeting unit goals.

Eric is a loan assistant, but wants to become a commercial lender, so he engages in self-directed learning, seeks out feedback from his managers, and manages his own workload. Eric is attempting to build his own

Goal commitment is defined as

________ is a subjective probability ranging from 0 to 1 that describes how a specific amount of effort will lead to a specific level of performance.

Kwame designs and delivers public outreach programs for Hydro Sun Electric. He seems to never take a break, he always talks about work, and he often reaches the end of the day wishing he could do more and not realizing how late it has gotten. Kwame's behavior demonstrates the concept of

Meaningfulness reflects energy rooted in the belief that work tasks contribute to some larger purpose.

When someone from another company is referred to as the "comparison other," one is involved in a(n)

When employees consider efficacy levels for a given task, they first consider their

________ is a type of self-esteem influenced by past accomplishments, vicarious experiences, verbal persuasion, and emotional cues.

Employees who feel a sense of equity on the job are more likely to engage in citizenship behaviors, particularly when those behaviors aid the organization.

In equity theory, ________ is rethinking your inputs to restore balance mentally without altering your behavior in any way.

Which scenario depicts an employee who experiences a high level of meaningfulness?

Expectancy theory focuses on describing

Which of the following scenarios demonstrates how feedback can moderate progress toward attaining goals?

What Is Organizational Behavior?

Job Performance

Organizational Commitment

Job Satisfaction

Stress

Trust, Justice, and Ethics

Learning and Decision Making

Personality and Cultural Values

Ability

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Teams: Processes and Communication

Leadership: Power and Negotiation

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Organizational Structure

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Exam 6: Motivation

Merit pay represents the most common element of organizational compensation plans.

A lump-sum bonus is a bonus received by members of a unit for meeting unit goals.

Eric is a loan assistant, but wants to become a commercial lender, so he engages in self-directed learning, seeks out feedback from his managers, and manages his own workload. Eric is attempting to build his own

Goal commitment is defined as

________ is a subjective probability ranging from 0 to 1 that describes how a specific amount of effort will lead to a specific level of performance.

Kwame designs and delivers public outreach programs for Hydro Sun Electric. He seems to never take a break, he always talks about work, and he often reaches the end of the day wishing he could do more and not realizing how late it has gotten. Kwame's behavior demonstrates the concept of

Meaningfulness reflects energy rooted in the belief that work tasks contribute to some larger purpose.

When someone from another company is referred to as the "comparison other," one is involved in a(n)

When employees consider efficacy levels for a given task, they first consider their

________ is a type of self-esteem influenced by past accomplishments, vicarious experiences, verbal persuasion, and emotional cues.

Employees who feel a sense of equity on the job are more likely to engage in citizenship behaviors, particularly when those behaviors aid the organization.

In equity theory, ________ is rethinking your inputs to restore balance mentally without altering your behavior in any way.

Which scenario depicts an employee who experiences a high level of meaningfulness?

Expectancy theory focuses on describing

Which of the following scenarios demonstrates how feedback can moderate progress toward attaining goals?

What Is Organizational Behavior?

Job Performance

Organizational Commitment

Job Satisfaction

Stress

Trust, Justice, and Ethics

Learning and Decision Making

Personality and Cultural Values

Ability

Teams: Characteristics and Diversity

Teams: Processes and Communication

Leadership: Power and Negotiation

Leadership: Styles and Behaviors

Organizational Structure

Organizational Culture

Filters