Exam 8: Motivation, Job Satisfaction, and Job Involvement

The five needs in Maslow's needs hierarchy theory are physiological, safety, belonging, esteem, and self- actualization.

Individuals with high need for achievement select extremely difficult goals to accomplish.

Which of the following is not a process theory of motivation?

In Maslow's needs hierarchy theory, higher order needs can be satisfied without having satisfied lower order needs.

Hygiene needs are aspects of the work environment such as pay and supervision.

Which of the following does not influence job satisfaction?

Behavioral commitment is the same as continuance commitment

Research suggests two types of goals (mastery and performance) that can satisfy the need for achievement.

Goals that are to attain are better motivators than goals that are to attain.

theories focus on the importance of work itself, while theories focus on the cognitive processes used in making decisions about work.

Which three types of factors can influence goal commitment?

Surveys show that most workers prefer a merit pay system.

is the motivational theory based on the idea that our level of motivation on the job is determined by our desire to achieve a particular goal.

Needs hierarchy theory is associated with .

people believe that everything they receive is their due.

An employee who has commitment feels bound to the organizational by peripheral factors.

is the positive and negative feelings we hold about our job.

According to Herzberg, needs produce job satisfaction, and needs produce job dissatisfaction.

Which of the following are the two types of motivation theories discussed in our text?

Job dissatisfaction is produced by needs.