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Chapter 11 Self Assessment: What Do You Need? 1)Research suggests that people just care about getting a paycheck out of their jobs

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Chapter 11 Self Assessment: What Do You Need?

1)Research suggests that people just care about getting a paycheck out of their jobs.

True

False

 

2. What people want out of their jobs is as varied as the jobs themselves.

True

False

 

3. Jane is extremely organized and efficient in her job as an assistant. She is so effective that she is offered a promotion to management, but she turns it down flatly, saying that she has no interest in moving up the ladder, that she is happy doing what she does because of the people she works with. What she needs from work is:

power.

belongingness.

esteem.

safety.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter 11: Post-Quiz

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter 11: Pre-Quiz

 

1. ________ is the set of forces that initiates, directs, and makes people persist in their efforts to accomplish a goal.

Direction of effort

Motivation

Performance

Persistence

 

2. ________ is the physical or psychological requirements that must be met to ensure survival and well-being.

Need

Motivation

Performance

Persistence

 

3. The basic components of equity theory include all of the following EXCEPT:

inputs.

referents.

reinforcement.

outcomes.

 

4. _______ is another way people try to restore equity, including asking for a raise or pointing out the inequity to the boss and hoping that she takes care of it.

Maintaining inputs

Staying with the referents

Reinforcement

Increasing outcomes

 

5. ________ is the perceived relationship between effort and performance.

Expectancy

Reinforcement theory

Motivation

Instrumentality

 

6. ________ = Valance x Expectancy x Instrumentality.

Effort - performance linkage

Reinforcement theory

Motivation

Equity

 

7. _______ are rules that specify which behaviors will be reinforced, which consequences will follow those behaviors, and the schedule by which those consequences will be delivered.

Instrumentalities

Reinforcement contingencies

Distributive justices

Schedule of reinforcements

 

8. ________ is a type reinforcement that weakens behavior by following behaviors with undesirable consequences.

Positive reinforcement

Lectures

Punishment

Extinction

 

9. ________ theory suggests that people will be motivated to the extent to which they accept specific, challenging goals and receive feedback that indicates their progress toward goal achievement.

Expectancy

Performance

Goal-setting

Reinforcement

 

10. ________ is the extent to which a goal is challenging to accomplish.

Goal difficulty

Performance feedback

Performance acceptance

Goal acceptance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter 11: Assignments: Motivation

1: Motivation definitions (Connect)

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1. Mark is motivated to get straight A’s for the personal satisfaction of putting forth his best efforts in class, which is an example of a(n)
2. When a person finds out that a coworker makes more money than he or she does for the same position, that coworker is considered the
3. Leo is deciding if he wants to stay at his current job and is weighing the contributions he makes at work with his compensation, a process that will indicate his
4. The idea that a person’s tendency to perform a certain behavior will either increase or decrease based on the consequences of the same behavior is the basic premise behind
5. In an attempt to reduce the consumption of soda and candy, Xavier’s company will no longer provide these items free to its employees. This is an example of the principle of
6. Felix isn’t the best at keeping track of the exact number of times his employees make a sale, but he provides bonuses to them after they have made an average of 10 sales. This is an example of a(n)
7. Tim is self-employed, and his savings account fluctuates depending on when he finishes his work—some months it takes Tim a bit longer to finish his orders, and other months he will finish them quickly. Tim gets paid according to a
8. Shen is reading through his performance goals and, while some are definitely challenging, he is motivated to attain them. Shen’s perception of the challenging goals is an example of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9. Motivation case (Lead)

 

1. Employees at LivingSocial Escapes who are motivated by becoming a vested member of the company after a year of employment are motivated by extrinsic rewards, whereas motivation that occurs as a result of having fun at their jobs illustrates the effects of

 

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Maya should continue to promote the idea that a failed trip is an opportunity to learn what not to do. Trip guides will be motivated to reduce the number of unsuccessful trips and instead increase those behaviors that lead to more successful trips.

 

3 Maya knows that not all employees value free trips and that some employees would like other rewards for their work. She should conduct a survey to determine what rewards employees want for good performance.

 

4 After Maya distributes stock shares within the company, or any other type of bonus, she should survey all her employees and ask if they believe the compensation was distributed using clear and acceptable rules.