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1)_______ is concerned with the choices people make in deciding where to put forth effort in their jobs

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1)_______ is concerned with the choices people make in deciding where to put forth effort in their jobs.

Direction of effort

Motivation

Performance

Persistence

 

2. ________ = Motivation x Ability x Situational constraints.

Direction of effort

Effort

Job Performance

Persistence

 

3. ________ is a theory that states that people will be motivated when they perceive that they are being treated fairly.

Reinforcement theory

Equity theory

Distributive justice

Expectancy theory

 

4. ________ in equity theory, are the contributions employees make to the organization.

Inputs

Referents

Reinforcements

Outcomes

 

5. Which following is the perceived relationship between performance and rewards?

Expectancy

Reinforcement theory

Motivation

Instrumentality

 

6. ________ is a feeling of intrinsic motivation, in which workers perceive their work to have meaning and perceive themselves to be competent.

Expectancy

Empowerment

Motivation

Instrumentality

 

7. ________ theory argues 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.

Expectancy

Goal-setting

Motivation

Reinforcement

 

8. ________ are cause-and-effect relationships between the performance of specific behaviors and specific consequences.

Instrumentalities

Reinforcement contingencies

Distributive justices

Schedule of reinforcements

 

9. ________ are a targets, objectives, or results that someone tries to accomplish.

Reinforcements

Goals

Instrumentalities

Intentions

 

10. ________ is the extent to which people consciously understand and agree to goals.

Goal difficulty

Performance feedback

Performance acceptance

Goal acceptance