MGT 300: Chapter 12
"Consequences influence behavior" best describes which theory of motivation? -
✔✔Reinforcement theory
"I'll take out the garbage," Jan tells husband. "Just stop bugging me about it." This situation
exemplifies ______. - ✔✔negative reinforcement
A college professor who is required by the department chair to use a certain textbook and has
no input into the number or types of assignments given to the class would likely have low
______. - ✔✔autonomy
A goal that goes beyond what a person is actually expected to achieve is a ______ goal. -
✔✔stretch
A pay-for-performance plan in which employees are paid according to their productivity is
referred to as ______. - ✔✔piece rate
A person evaluates whether the selected behavior has satisfied the need and whether it should
be used again during the ______ stage. - ✔✔feedback
A survey showed that while most employees were pleased with the company's advancement
opportunities and merit system, they were dissatisfied with factors such as pay scale and
sharing an office with someone they disliked. These results exemplify which theory of
motivation? - ✔✔Two-factor theory
According to equity and justice theories, organizational decisions ______. - ✔✔should include
input from the employees they will affect
According to equity theory, how might employees respond if they feel their rewards are
inadequate? - ✔✔They may change the object of comparison., They may leave the situation.,
and They may try to change the outputs.
According to equity theory, when people believe there is equity, they will ______. -
✔✔continue their current behavior
According to equity theory, which of the following would be characterized as inputs? -
✔✔Training, Effort, and Experience
, According to Herzberg, ______ factors are more frequently associated with achievement,
recognition, responsibility, advancement, and love of the work itself. - ✔✔motivating
According to Herzberg's two-factor theory, ______ are associated with job dissatisfaction. -
✔✔hygiene factors
According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory, in order for Josephina to seek fulfillment of
her love needs, she must first satisfy which of the following needs? - ✔✔Safety and
Physiological
According to McClelland's acquired needs theory, ______ power is expressed in an individual's
desire to dominate others. - ✔✔personal
According to McClelland's acquired needs theory, a "control freak" might be described as an
individual with normal achievement needs, a low level of affiliation needs, and a very high level
of ______ needs. - ✔✔power
According to psychologist Martin Seligman, the combined effect of positive emotions,
engagement, relationships, meaning, and achievement constitutes ______. - ✔✔well-being
According to reinforcement theory, turning in your monthly expense report on time so that your
supervisor will not nag you for it is an example of ______. - ✔✔negative reinforcement
According to self-determination theory, people's behavior and well-being are influenced by
what three innate needs? - ✔✔Competence, autonomy and relatedness
According to self-determination theory, what are the innate needs that people need to satisfy to
achieve psychological growth? - ✔✔Competence, Autonomy, and Relatedness
According to the concept of goal orientation, there are two basic reasons why people try to
achieve a goal, depending on the individual's personality. What are those reasons? - ✔✔To
develop competence by learning new skills and To demonstrate competence and receive
approval
According to the job characteristics model, the extent to which a job requires the job holder to
use a wide range of different talents and abilities is known as ______. - ✔✔skill variety
After breaking your long-term goal into several short-term goals, what is the next step in
developing career readiness? - ✔✔Create a to-do list for accomplishing short-term goals.
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