Question 1

Equity theory is a motivation model that explains how people strive for _____ in social exchanges or give-and-take relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) equality 
B) cognitive consistency 
C) leadership 
D) fairness 
E) pleasure 
A) equality 
B) cognitive consistency 
C) leadership 
D) fairness 
E) pleasure

Question 2

Vertical loading is associated with ____.

Accepted Answer

A) job design 
B) job enlargement 
C) job rotation 
D) job enrichment 
E) scientific management 
A) job design 
B) job enlargement 
C) job rotation 
D) job enrichment 
E) scientific management

Question 3

_____ is defined as the perceived fairness of the decision maker's behavior in the process of decision making.

Accepted Answer

A) Interactional justice 
B) Positive inequity 
C) Negative inequity 
D) Procedural justice 
E) Distributive justice 
A) Interactional justice 
B) Positive inequity 
C) Negative inequity 
D) Procedural justice 
E) Distributive justice

Question 4

People with a high need for power desire to influence, coach, teach, or encourage others to achieve.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to the job characteristics model, skill variety, task identity, and task significance lead to the psychological state of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) knowledge of the actual results 
B) task autonomy 
C) experienced meaningfulness 
D) overall feedback 
E) assumed responsibility 
A) knowledge of the actual results 
B) task autonomy 
C) experienced meaningfulness 
D) overall feedback 
E) assumed responsibility

Question 6

Vertical loading consists of giving workers more responsibility, usually by taking on duties normally performed by their supervisors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

According to the job characteristics model, growth need strength is an example of a _____.

Accepted Answer

A) core job characteristic 
B) critical psychological state 
C) moderator 
D) control variable 
E) outcome 
A) core job characteristic 
B) critical psychological state 
C) moderator 
D) control variable 
E) outcome

Question 8

Carol is a recent high-school graduate with an excellent grade point average. After much thought, she has decided that she wants to pursue a graduate degree in physics after she finishes her undergrad degree and eventually become a professor. To attain this goal, she realizes that she must first study hard and do well in her undergraduate classes, then take the graduate entrance exam and apply to the best graduate programs in her field. Along the way, she wants to obtain an internship, as this will help her get into a quality graduate program. Which motivational mechanism of the goal setting process does this scenario demonstrate?

Accepted Answer

A) Directing attention 
B) Regulating effort 
C) Increasing persistence 
D) Fostering strategies and action plans 
E) Receiving feedback 
A) Directing attention 
B) Regulating effort 
C) Increasing persistence 
D) Fostering strategies and action plans 
E) Receiving feedback

Question 9

Pam is attempting to reduce her inequity at work by attending night school for further job training. In other words, she is trying to ____.

Accepted Answer

A) find a new comparison other 
B) decrease her inputs 
C) increase her outcomes 
D) increase her inputs 
E) decrease her outcomes 
A) find a new comparison other 
B) decrease her inputs 
C) increase her outcomes 
D) increase her inputs 
E) decrease her outcomes

Question 10

Which of the following statements about job enlargement is true?

Accepted Answer

A) It is also called vertical loading. 
B) It has a strong and positive impact on job performance. 
C) It involves combining specialized tasks of comparable difficulty. 
D) It involves moving employees from one specialized job to another. 
E) It refers to the practical application of Herzberg's motivator-hygiene theory of job satisfaction. 
A) It is also called vertical loading. 
B) It has a strong and positive impact on job performance. 
C) It involves combining specialized tasks of comparable difficulty. 
D) It involves moving employees from one specialized job to another. 
E) It refers to the practical application of Herzberg's motivator-hygiene theory of job satisfaction.

Question 11

Job crafting represents a middle ground between top-down and bottom-up methods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

_____ is perceived in comparisons in which another person receives lesser outcomes for similar inputs.

Accepted Answer

A) Negative inequity 
B) Positive inequity 
C) Equity 
D) Fairness perception 
E) Distributive justice 
A) Negative inequity 
B) Positive inequity 
C) Equity 
D) Fairness perception 
E) Distributive justice

Question 13

_____ is defined as "the physical and cognitive changes individuals make in the task or relational boundaries of their work."

Accepted Answer

A) Job enrichment 
B) Scientific management 
C) Job enlargement 
D) Job crafting 
E) Idiosyncratic deal 
A) Job enrichment 
B) Scientific management 
C) Job enlargement 
D) Job crafting 
E) Idiosyncratic deal

Question 14

Which of the following is an organizational implication of expectancy theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Monitor the reward system for inequities 
B) Determine the outcomes employees value 
C) Link desired outcomes to targeted levels of performance 
D) Make sure employees can achieve targeted performance levels 
E) Design challenging jobs 
A) Monitor the reward system for inequities 
B) Determine the outcomes employees value 
C) Link desired outcomes to targeted levels of performance 
D) Make sure employees can achieve targeted performance levels 
E) Design challenging jobs

Question 15

Which of the following approaches to job design represents a middle ground between top-down and bottom-up methods and attempts to overcome their limitations?

Accepted Answer

A) Job enrichment 
B) Scientific management 
C) Job enlargement 
D) Job crafting 
E) Idiosyncratic deal 
A) Job enrichment 
B) Scientific management 
C) Job enlargement 
D) Job crafting 
E) Idiosyncratic deal

Question 16

In Maslow's need hierarchy, the _____ need is the desire to become the best one can be.

Accepted Answer

A) esteem 
B) safety 
C) physiological 
D) self-actualization 
E) love 
A) esteem 
B) safety 
C) physiological 
D) self-actualization 
E) love

Question 17

Which of the following is a bottom-up approach to job design?

Accepted Answer

A) Job crafting 
B) Scientific management 
C) Job enlargement 
D) Job enrichment 
E) Job redesign 
A) Job crafting 
B) Scientific management 
C) Job enlargement 
D) Job enrichment 
E) Job redesign

Question 18

According to equity theory, _____ is an outcome of the employee-employer exchange.

Accepted Answer

A) a challenging assignment 
B) skill 
C) seniority 
D) organizational loyalty 
E) creativity 
A) a challenging assignment 
B) skill 
C) seniority 
D) organizational loyalty 
E) creativity

Question 19

_____ is defined as what an individual is trying to accomplish; the object or aim of an action.

Accepted Answer

A) Management by objectives 
B) Goal 
C) Distributive justice 
D) Procedural justice 
E) Equity 
A) Management by objectives 
B) Goal 
C) Distributive justice 
D) Procedural justice 
E) Equity

Question 20

Pat and Chris are both computer programmers, but Pat earns more money than Chris. However, Chris perceives an equitable relationship because Pat:

Accepted Answer

A) has more education and experience. 
B) takes longer breaks. 
C) works as hard as Chris. 
D) works less than Chris. 
E) needs the money more than Chris. 
A) has more education and experience. 
B) takes longer breaks. 
C) works as hard as Chris. 
D) works less than Chris. 
E) needs the money more than Chris.

Equity theory is a motivation model that explains how people strive for _____ in social exchanges or give-and-take relationships.

Vertical loading is associated with ____.

_____ is defined as the perceived fairness of the decision maker's behavior in the process of decision making.

People with a high need for power desire to influence, coach, teach, or encourage others to achieve.

According to the job characteristics model, skill variety, task identity, and task significance lead to the psychological state of _____.

Vertical loading consists of giving workers more responsibility, usually by taking on duties normally performed by their supervisors.

According to the job characteristics model, growth need strength is an example of a _____.

Pam is attempting to reduce her inequity at work by attending night school for further job training. In other words, she is trying to ____.

Which of the following statements about job enlargement is true?

Job crafting represents a middle ground between top-down and bottom-up methods.

_____ is perceived in comparisons in which another person receives lesser outcomes for similar inputs.

_____ is defined as "the physical and cognitive changes individuals make in the task or relational boundaries of their work."

Which of the following is an organizational implication of expectancy theory?

Which of the following approaches to job design represents a middle ground between top-down and bottom-up methods and attempts to overcome their limitations?

In Maslow's need hierarchy, the _____ need is the desire to become the best one can be.

Which of the following is a bottom-up approach to job design?

According to equity theory, _____ is an outcome of the employee-employer exchange.

_____ is defined as what an individual is trying to accomplish; the object or aim of an action.

Pat and Chris are both computer programmers, but Pat earns more money than Chris. However, Chris perceives an equitable relationship because Pat:

Organizational Behavior: The Quest for People-Centered Organizations and Ethical Conduct

Managing Diversity: Releasing Every Employees Potential

Organizational Culture, Socialization, and Mentoring

International OB: Managing Across Cultures

Key Individual Differences and the Road to Success

Values, Attitudes, Job Satisfaction, and Counter-Productive Work Behaviors

Social Perception and Attributions

Improving Job Performance With Goals, Feedback, Rewards, and Positive Reinforcement

Group Dynamics

Developing and Leading Effective Teams

Individual and Group Decision Making

Managing Conflict and Negotiating

Communicating in the Digital Age

Influence, Empowerment, and Politics

Leadership

Organizational Design, Effectiveness, and Innovation

Managing Change and Stress

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Exam 8: Foundations of Motivation

Equity theory is a motivation model that explains how people strive for _____ in social exchanges or give-and-take relationships.

Vertical loading is associated with ____.

_____ is defined as the perceived fairness of the decision maker's behavior in the process of decision making.

People with a high need for power desire to influence, coach, teach, or encourage others to achieve.

According to the job characteristics model, skill variety, task identity, and task significance lead to the psychological state of _____.

Vertical loading consists of giving workers more responsibility, usually by taking on duties normally performed by their supervisors.

According to the job characteristics model, growth need strength is an example of a _____.

Pam is attempting to reduce her inequity at work by attending night school for further job training. In other words, she is trying to ____.

Which of the following statements about job enlargement is true?

Job crafting represents a middle ground between top-down and bottom-up methods.

_____ is perceived in comparisons in which another person receives lesser outcomes for similar inputs.

_____ is defined as "the physical and cognitive changes individuals make in the task or relational boundaries of their work."

Which of the following is an organizational implication of expectancy theory?

Which of the following approaches to job design represents a middle ground between top-down and bottom-up methods and attempts to overcome their limitations?

In Maslow's need hierarchy, the _____ need is the desire to become the best one can be.

Which of the following is a bottom-up approach to job design?

According to equity theory, _____ is an outcome of the employee-employer exchange.

_____ is defined as what an individual is trying to accomplish; the object or aim of an action.

Pat and Chris are both computer programmers, but Pat earns more money than Chris. However, Chris perceives an equitable relationship because Pat:

Organizational Behavior: The Quest for People-Centered Organizations and Ethical Conduct

Managing Diversity: Releasing Every Employees Potential

Organizational Culture, Socialization, and Mentoring

International OB: Managing Across Cultures

Key Individual Differences and the Road to Success

Values, Attitudes, Job Satisfaction, and Counter-Productive Work Behaviors

Social Perception and Attributions

Improving Job Performance With Goals, Feedback, Rewards, and Positive Reinforcement

Group Dynamics

Developing and Leading Effective Teams

Individual and Group Decision Making

Managing Conflict and Negotiating

Communicating in the Digital Age

Influence, Empowerment, and Politics

Leadership

Organizational Design, Effectiveness, and Innovation

Managing Change and Stress

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