T or F. **Failure is a good motivator. Correct Answer-T
· The process of arousing and sustaining goal-directed behavior Correct Answer-motivation
· The psychological forces within a person that determine:
o 1. Direction of behavior in an organization
o 2. The effort or how hard people wor...
N342: Unit 2: Team Building and Motivation
Questions with correct answers
T or F. **Failure is a good motivator. Correct Answer-T
· The process of arousing and sustaining goal-directed behavior Correct
Answer-motivation
· The psychological forces within a person that determine:
o 1. Direction of behavior in an organization
o 2. The effort or how hard people work;
o 3. The persistence displayed in meeting goals. Correct Answer-
motivation
_____ motivation is the behavior performed for its own sake.
o Motivation comes from performing the work.
o *your own work Correct Answer-intrinsic
_____ motivation is behavior performed to acquire rewards.
o Motivations source is the consequence of an action.
o *you do something good at work and the boss gets pizza. Correct
Answer-extrinsic
Regardless of the source of motivation, people seek _______.
o _______: anything a person gets from a job
,o Examples include pay, autonomy, and accomplishment.
***Managers thus use _____ to motivate workers to provide input.
Correct Answer-outcomes
Organizations hire workers to obtain _______:
o _______: anything a person contributes to their job.
§ EX: skills, knowledge, work behavior
****Managers thus use outcomes to motivate workers to provide
______. Correct Answer-inputs
_____ _______ is the measure of a person's cognitive moral
development
o Morally mature people behave and act based on universal ethical
principles.
o Morally immature people behave and act based on egocentric
motivations. Correct Answer-moral maturity
T or F. Morally immature people behave and act based on egocentric
motivations. Morally mature people behave and act based on universal
ethical principles. Correct Answer-T
There are 3 groups of Motivational Theories (umbrella theories). What
are they? Correct Answer-internal, process, external
,What group of Motivational Theories is described below:
o Suggests that variables within the individual that gives rise to
motivation and behavior.
§ EX: Maslow's Hierarchy of needs theory (your basic needs must be
met first, then the needs of others, then self-actualization meaning how
you want to empower others) Correct Answer-internal
What group of Motivational Theories is described below:
o Emphasize the nature of the interaction between the individual and the
environment.
§ EX: Expectancy theory Correct Answer-process
What group of Motivational Theories is described below:
o Focuses on environmental elements to explain behavior
§ EX: Two factor theory
§ What in the work environment is going to influence employees?
Correct Answer-external
What early philosophers of Motivational Theories is described below:
, · - work contributes to salvation; Protestant Work ethic Correct Answer-
Max Weber
What early philosophers of Motivational Theories is described below:
· delve into unconscious mind to better understand a person's motives
and needs Correct Answer-Sigmund Freud
What early philosophers of Motivational Theories is described below:
· -"enlightened" self- interest; that which is in the best interest and
benefit to the individual and to other people
o ***Created the Equity theory***
o His Equity Theory calls for a fair balance to be struck between an
employee's inputs (hard work, skill level, acceptance, enthusiasm, and so
on) and an employee's outputs (salary, benefits, intangibles such as
recognition, and so on).
o According to the theory, finding this fair balance serves to ensure a
strong and productive relationship is achieved with the employee, with
the overall result being contented, motivated employees.
o The theory is built-on the belief that employees become de-motivated,
both in relation to their job and their employer, if they feel as though
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