Question 1

What are the factors that interact to determine performance?

Accepted Answer

A) Knowledge,skills,and attitudes 
B) Environment,skills,and strategy 
C) Attitudes,strategy,and motivation 
D) Motivation,environment,and skills 
E) Motivation,KSAs,and environment 
A) Knowledge,skills,and attitudes 
B) Environment,skills,and strategy 
C) Attitudes,strategy,and motivation 
D) Motivation,environment,and skills 
E) Motivation,KSAs,and environment E

Question 2

Who is responsible for development of expectancy theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Maslow 
B) Skinner 
C) Vroom 
D) Freud 
E) Bandura 
A) Maslow 
B) Skinner 
C) Vroom 
D) Freud 
E) Bandura C

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT true regarding theories?

Accepted Answer

A) They provide guidelines and principles. 
B) They are abstractions that are best left for researchers and not applicable to practitioners. 
C) They provide principles and predictions. 
D) Successful people in business pay attention to them. 
A) They provide guidelines and principles. 
B) They are abstractions that are best left for researchers and not applicable to practitioners. 
C) They provide principles and predictions. 
D) Successful people in business pay attention to them. B

Question 4

Who laid the foundation for reinforcement theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Maslow 
B) Skinner 
C) Bandura 
D) Freud 
E) Thorndike 
A) Maslow 
B) Skinner 
C) Bandura 
D) Freud 
E) Thorndike

Question 5

Explain ERG theory.

Accepted Answer

ERG is an expanded version of the Maslow

Question 6

Negative reinforcement

Accepted Answer

A) Reduces the likelihood of a behavior. 
B) Increases the likelihood of a behavior. 
C) Requires removal of something unpleasant. 
D) Both A & C. 
E) Both B & C. 
A) Reduces the likelihood of a behavior. 
B) Increases the likelihood of a behavior. 
C) Requires removal of something unpleasant. 
D) Both A & C. 
E) Both B & C.

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true of motivation theories?

Accepted Answer

A) Needs are very similar for non-management employees. 
B) Understanding needs helps you understand behavior. 
C) Reinforcement theory is a commonly applied needs theory. 
D) ERG is an acronym with the E representing the environment. 
E) Maslow and Alderfer are two researchers commonly linked to process theories. 
A) Needs are very similar for non-management employees. 
B) Understanding needs helps you understand behavior. 
C) Reinforcement theory is a commonly applied needs theory. 
D) ERG is an acronym with the E representing the environment. 
E) Maslow and Alderfer are two researchers commonly linked to process theories.

Question 8

The Gagné-Briggs theory of instructional design

Accepted Answer

A) Has three events: attention,retention,and behavioral reproduction. 
B) Has "gaining attention" as its first event. 
C) Is only useful for designing effective lectures. 
D) Both A & B. 
A) Has three events: attention,retention,and behavioral reproduction. 
B) Has "gaining attention" as its first event. 
C) Is only useful for designing effective lectures. 
D) Both A & B.

Question 9

Asking trainees to provide examples of how the knowledge being trained relates to what they already know facilitates

Accepted Answer

A) Chaining. 
B) Verbal association learning. 
C) Cognitive organization. 
D) Operant conditioning. 
A) Chaining. 
B) Verbal association learning. 
C) Cognitive organization. 
D) Operant conditioning.

Question 10

The power of the group comes from the group _______ members that follow group norms,or _______ those that do not.

Accepted Answer

A) Punishing;rewarding 
B) Rewarding;training 
C) Requesting;training 
D) Rewarding;punishing 
A) Punishing;rewarding 
B) Rewarding;training 
C) Requesting;training 
D) Rewarding;punishing

Question 11

Which of the following statements is true regarding punishment?

Accepted Answer

A) It does not usually reduce the future likelihood of a behavior. 
B) It is a very effective form of motivation. 
C) It has the same results as negative reinforcement. 
D) It is an undesirable training tool. 
E) Randomly administering punishment keeps trainees on their toes. 
A) It does not usually reduce the future likelihood of a behavior. 
B) It is a very effective form of motivation. 
C) It has the same results as negative reinforcement. 
D) It is an undesirable training tool. 
E) Randomly administering punishment keeps trainees on their toes.

Question 12

Explain Social Learning Theory.

Accepted Answer

Social Learning Theory is based on the w

Question 13

Needs theories attempt to describe and explain how a person's needs are translated into actions to satisfy their needs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Negative reinforcement reduces the likelihood that a behavior will be repeated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The power that a group has over its members was first noted in which studies of the 1920's and the 1930's?

Accepted Answer

A) Watson studies 
B) Hawthorne studies 
C) Pajama factory studies 
D) Group norm studies 
A) Watson studies 
B) Hawthorne studies 
C) Pajama factory studies 
D) Group norm studies

Question 16

Which of the following is a "process" theory of motivation?

Accepted Answer

A) ERG theory 
B) Maslow's hierarchy of needs 
C) Reinforcement theory 
D) Both A & B 
A) ERG theory 
B) Maslow's hierarchy of needs 
C) Reinforcement theory 
D) Both A & B

Question 17

Punishment is an undesirable management and training tool.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

____One of the differences between the behaviorist and cognitive approach to learning is that the cognitive approach is more subject oriented and developed by the instructor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A basic premise in Social Learning Theory is

Accepted Answer

A) A person can only learn by behaving in some way. 
B) A person can learn merely through observation. 
C) Events can be learned without being processed. 
D) Consequences of behavior do not influence learning. 
A) A person can only learn by behaving in some way. 
B) A person can learn merely through observation. 
C) Events can be learned without being processed. 
D) Consequences of behavior do not influence learning.

Question 20

Understanding needs theory is important in the training process because

Accepted Answer

A) Needs theory can help determine what kind of training design will be more effective. 
B) Needs theory can provide insight into the attitudes of trainees. 
C) Needs theory can help identify trainees' self efficacy. 
D) All of the above. 
A) Needs theory can help determine what kind of training design will be more effective. 
B) Needs theory can provide insight into the attitudes of trainees. 
C) Needs theory can help identify trainees' self efficacy. 
D) All of the above.

What are the factors that interact to determine performance?

Who is responsible for development of expectancy theory?

Which of the following is NOT true regarding theories?

Who laid the foundation for reinforcement theory?

Explain ERG theory.

Negative reinforcement

Which of the following statements is true of motivation theories?

The Gagné-Briggs theory of instructional design

Asking trainees to provide examples of how the knowledge being trained relates to what they already know facilitates

The power of the group comes from the group _ members that follow group norms,or _ those that do not.

Which of the following statements is true regarding punishment?

Explain Social Learning Theory.

Needs theories attempt to describe and explain how a person's needs are translated into actions to satisfy their needs.

Negative reinforcement reduces the likelihood that a behavior will be repeated.

The power that a group has over its members was first noted in which studies of the 1920's and the 1930's?

Which of the following is a "process" theory of motivation?

Punishment is an undesirable management and training tool.

____One of the differences between the behaviorist and cognitive approach to learning is that the cognitive approach is more subject oriented and developed by the instructor.

A basic premise in Social Learning Theory is

Understanding needs theory is important in the training process because

Training in Organizations

Aligning Training With Strategy

Needs Analysis

Training Design

Traditional Training Methods

Electronic Training Methods

Development and Implementation of Training

Evaluation of Training

Key Areas of Organizational Training

Employee and Management Development

Filters

Exam 3: Learning, motivation, and Performance

What are the factors that interact to determine performance?

Who is responsible for development of expectancy theory?

Which of the following is NOT true regarding theories?

Who laid the foundation for reinforcement theory?

Explain ERG theory.

Negative reinforcement

Which of the following statements is true of motivation theories?

The Gagné-Briggs theory of instructional design

Asking trainees to provide examples of how the knowledge being trained relates to what they already know facilitates

The power of the group comes from the group _______ members that follow group norms,or _______ those that do not.

Which of the following statements is true regarding punishment?

Explain Social Learning Theory.

Needs theories attempt to describe and explain how a person's needs are translated into actions to satisfy their needs.

Negative reinforcement reduces the likelihood that a behavior will be repeated.

The power that a group has over its members was first noted in which studies of the 1920's and the 1930's?

Which of the following is a "process" theory of motivation?

Punishment is an undesirable management and training tool.

____One of the differences between the behaviorist and cognitive approach to learning is that the cognitive approach is more subject oriented and developed by the instructor.

A basic premise in Social Learning Theory is

Understanding needs theory is important in the training process because

Training in Organizations

Aligning Training With Strategy

Needs Analysis

Training Design

Traditional Training Methods

Electronic Training Methods

Development and Implementation of Training

Evaluation of Training

Key Areas of Organizational Training

Employee and Management Development

Filters

The power of the group comes from the group _ members that follow group norms,or _ those that do not.