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Motivation - the set of forces that initiates, directs, and makes people persist in their efforts to
accomplish a goal
Equity Theory - a theory that states that people will be motivated when they perceive that they are
being treated fairly
Outcome/input (O/I) Ratio - in equity theory, an employee's perception of how the rewards received
from an organization compare with the employee's contributions to that organization
Distributive Justice - the perceived degree to which outcomes and rewards are fairly distributed or
allocated
Procedural Justice - the perceived fairness of the process used to make reward allocation decisions
Expectancy Theory - the theory that people will be motivated to the extent to which they believe that
their efforts will lead to good performance, that good performance will be rewarded, and that they will
be offered attractive rewards
Expectancy - the perceived relationship between effort and performance
Reinforcement Theory - the theory that behavior is a function of its consequences, that behaviors
followed by positive consequences will occur more frequently, and that behaviors followed by negative
consequences, or not followed by positive consequences, will occur less frequently
Reinforcement - the process of changing behavior by changing the consequences that follow behavior
Reinforcement Contingences - cause-and-effect relationships between the performance of specific
behaviors and specific consequences
, Schedule of Reinforcement - rules that specify which behaviors will be reinforced, which consequences
will follow those behaviors, and the schedule by which those consequences will be delivered
Positive Reinforcement - reinforcement that strengthens behavior by following behaviors with desirable
consequences
Negative Reinforcement - reinforcement that strengthens behavior by withholding an unpleasant
consequence when employees perform a specific behavior
Punishment - reinforcement that weakens behavior by following behaviors with undesirable
consequences
Extinction - reinforcement in which a positive consequence is no longer allowed to follow a previously
reinforced behavior, thus weakening the behavior
Continuous Reinforcement Schedule - a schedule that requires a consequence to be administered
following every instance of a behavior
Intermittent Reinforcement Schedule - a schedule in which consequences are delivered after a specified
or average time has elapsed or after a specified or average number of behaviors has occured
Fixed Interval Reinforcement Schedule - an intermittent schedule in which consequences follow a
behavior only after a fixed time has elapsed
Variable Interval Reinforcement Schedule - an intermittent schedule in which the time between a
behavior and the following consequences varies around a specified average
Fixed Ratio Reinforcement Schedule - an intermittent schedule in which consequences are delivered
following a specific number of behaviors
Variable Ratio Reinforcement Schedule - an intermittent schedule in which consequences are delivered
following a different number of behaviors, sometimes more and sometimes less, that vary around a
specified average number of behaviors
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