Exam 7: Motivation Concepts

Rachel's parents used to pay her an allowance every week to feed the cats and to do a few other chores around the house. However, once her mother lost her job, her parents stopped giving her an allowance. Although Rachel quit making her bed every morning, she still continued to feed the cats. Which of the following best explains why Rachel continues to feed the cats?

Interactional justice refers to an individual's perception of the degree to which she/he is treated with dignity, concern, and respect.

Which of the following statements is true according to McClelland's theory of needs ?

Explain how the different relationships in expectancy theory are related to distributive justice and procedural justice in equity theory.

Self-efficacy refers to an individual's belief that he or she is capable of performing a task.

Mark is an excellent technical writer. He has never missed a deadline and all his projects are of superior quality. He now wants to telecommute two days a week, so that he can spend more time with his family. He feels that he has proven his reliability. However, his boss is unable to comply with his request and gives him a substantial raise instead. According to the expectancy theory, Mark's disappointment demonstrates a breakdown in the ________ relationship.

McClelland's theory is based on which of the following needs?

Goal-setting theory takes a behavioristic approach whereas reinforcement theory takes a cognitive approach.

Megan graduated from college three years ago and has been working at Sterba Inc. ever since. A conscientious employee, she has consistently received good performance evaluations. She recently found out that a younger colleague, who was just recruited to her team, is drawing a higher salary than she is for doing the same type of work. -Which of the following, if true, would strengthen the argument that Megan is trying to gain a sense of equity by changing her inputs?

What is self-efficacy?

Logan is an employee who processes health insurance forms. Initially he was criticized by his supervisor for sloppy work, but thereafter he improved considerably. Now he consistently processes his forms without errors and even does more than his fair share of work. However, Logan's supervisor has not responded to the extra effort he has put in, giving him no praise or monetary benefits. This leads Logan to believe that his supervisor is biased against him. According to the expectancy theory, in this situation, there is a problem in the ________ relationship.

According to goal-setting theory, goals are more likely to have a stronger impact on performance when ________.

Which of the following is a motivational factor, according to Herzberg's two-factor theory?

What are the three relationships in Vroom's expectancy theory?

Which of the following theories proposes that people prefer to feel they have control over their actions, so anything that makes a previously enjoyed task feel more like an obligation than a freely chosen activity will undermine motivation?

According to the equity theory, there are four referent comparisons. The referent comparison known as other-inside refers to ________.

According to Herzberg, the opposite of "satisfaction" is "dissatisfaction."

Explain what is an MBO program and discuss the common elements of MBO programs and goal-setting theory.

Karen graduated from college four years ago and has been working at Betaphy Inc. ever since. She has consistently received good performance evaluations for the quality of her work. She recently found out that her company hired a fresh college graduate with no experience at a salary higher than hers. Which of the following theories will Karen most likely use to evaluate this situation?

Which level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs deals with satisfying one's hunger, thirst, and other bodily needs?