Which level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs deals with satisfying
one's hunger, thirst, and other bodily needs?
a) safety
b) physiological
c) social
d) esteem
e) psychological
- Correct Answer - physiological
If Alberta is a categorized as a Theory X manager, which of the
following behaviors is she most likely to exhibit?
a) She will empower her subordinates.
b) She will trust her employees to use their discretion in most
matters.
c) She will strictly control all the details of any project she is
managing.
d) She will delegate authority extensively to junior managers.
e) She will let her employees choose their own goals.
, - Correct Answer - She will strictly control all the details of any
project she is managing.
Self-determination theory proposes that in addition to being driven
by a need for autonomy, people seek ways to achieve ________.
a) competence and positive connections
b) high rewards
c) recognition and status
d) career growth
e) power and control
- Correct Answer - competence and positive connections
Which of the following statements is true regarding goal-setting
theory?
a) Goal commitment is more likely when individuals have an
external locus of control.
b) Externally generated feedback is more powerful than self-
generated feedback.
c) Generalized goals produce a higher level of output as
compared to specific goals.
d) People do better when they get feedback on how well they are
progressing toward their goals.
,e) Assigned goals generate greater goal commitment in low rather
than high power-distance cultures.
- Correct Answer - People do better when they get feedback on
how well they are progressing toward their goals.
Which of the following sources of increasing self-efficacy involves
gaining relevant experience with a particular task or job?
a) verbal persuasion
b) enactive mastery
c) vicarious modeling
d) arousal
e) cognitive learning
- Correct Answer - enactive mastery
Helen, a high school teacher, wants her students to actively
participate more in class. She has decided to use reinforcement
theory to get the required results. Which of the following methods
is she most likely to use?
a) She is going to call on students who never participate.
b) She is going to yell at students, telling them that they are not
making good grades.
c) She is going to ask the students that always participate to allow
the others to have a chance.
d) She is going to model what active participation should look like,
at the beginning of class.
, e) She is going to give students extra credit each time that they
contribute.
- Correct Answer - She is going to give students extra credit
each time that they contribute.
In equity theory, individuals assess the ________.
a) cost-benefit ratio
b) efficiency-effectiveness trade-off
c) quantity-quality trade-off
d) outcome-input ratio
e) quality of outcome
- Correct Answer - d) outcome-input ratio
Jackie thinks that she is paid a lot less than other employees in
her division and feels extremely resentful. She starts taking long
breaks and generally wastes time. Her actions resulted from a
perceived lack of ________ justice.
a) interactional
b) interpersonal
c) procedural
d) distributive
e) associative
- Correct Answer - distributive
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