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Chapter 8 Industrial & Org Psych. Practice quiz

Question 1 of 39

1

What is generally defined as an internal state that induces a person to engage in particular behaviors

Select one of the following:

  • Direction

  • Persistence

  • Motivation

Explanation

Question 2 of 39

1

What is the part of motivation that refers to the choice of specific behaviors from a large number of possible behaviors

Select one of the following:

  • Intensity

  • two-factor theory

  • direction

  • Persistence

Explanation

Question 3 of 39

1

The amount of effort a person expends at doing a task is

Select one of the following:

  • Persistence

  • Intensity

  • Motivation

  • Direction

Explanation

Question 4 of 39

1

__________ motivation theories deal with processes that are far removed from the behavior, but ________ motivation theories deal with processes that are close to the behavior

Select one of the following:

  • Two factor, Reinforcement

  • Distal, proximal

  • lateral, medial

Explanation

Question 5 of 39

1

__________ theories are most typically concerned with the reasons, other than ability, that some people perform their jobs better than others.

Select one of the following:

  • Motivation

  • Intensity

  • Action

  • Work Motivation

Explanation

Question 6 of 39

1

________ states that motivation comes from the nature of the job, not from external rewards or job conditions.

Select one of the following:

  • Need hierarchy

  • Two factor

  • Expectancy

  • Control

Explanation

Question 7 of 39

1

____________ theory describes how rewards or reinforcement can affect behavior

Select one of the following:

  • Reinforcement

  • Two factor

  • incentive systems

  • expectancy

Explanation

Question 8 of 39

1

_______________ theory classifies all human needs into a small number of categories and presumes that people's behavior is directed toward fulfilling their needs. Human needs are necessary for physical and psychological health.

Select one of the following:

  • Expectancy theory

  • Two- factor theory

  • Self-efficacy

  • Need Hierarchy

Explanation

Question 9 of 39

1

__________ theory can predict a person's choice of behavior from two or more options

Select one of the following:

  • Two Factor

  • Expectancy

  • Self efficacy

  • Need Hierarchy

Explanation

Question 10 of 39

1

People with high _________ believe they are capable of accomplishing tasks and will be motivated to put forth effort

Select one of the following:

  • Galatea Effect

  • Self Efficacy

  • Motivation

  • Hygiene facotrs

Explanation

Question 11 of 39

1

________ occurs when people's beliefs about their own capabilities lead them to perform better, as in a self fulling prophecy

Select one of the following:

  • Galatea Effect

  • Self efficacy

  • Expectancy

  • Motivation

Explanation

Question 12 of 39

1

_________ are job aspects relevant to the animal needs, i.e. pay, supervision, coworkers and organizational policies

Select one of the following:

  • Hygiene factors

  • Galatea effect

  • Self efficacy

  • Expectancy

Explanation

Question 13 of 39

1

________ are the rewards, or everything of personal value that an employee gets from working for an org., including pay, fringe benefits, enjoyment and status. ______ are the contributions made by the employee to the organization

Select one of the following:

  • Outcomes, inputs

  • Incentives, rewards

  • Expectancy, inputs

  • inputs, outcomes

Explanation

Question 14 of 39

1

________ are job aspects relevant to growth needs, ie. achievement, recognition, responsibility and the nature of the work itself.

Select one of the following:

  • Two theory factors

  • Motivation factors

  • Hygiene factors

  • Outcomes

Explanation

Question 15 of 39

1

_____________ is concerned with the fairness with which rewards are allocated.

Select one of the following:

  • Justice Theory

  • Distributive justice

  • Goal setting

  • instrumentality

Explanation

Question 16 of 39

1

__________ is the subjective probability that a given behavior will result in a particular rewards

Select one of the following:

  • instrumentality

  • incentive systems

  • expectancy theory

  • reinforcement

Explanation

Question 17 of 39

1

________ theory explains how people's goals and intentions can result in behavior

Select one of the following:

  • learning

  • goals setting

  • performance

  • justice

Explanation

Question 18 of 39

1

A person with a _________ orientation is concerned with enhancing knowledge and skill

Select one of the following:

  • performance

  • goal setting

  • learning

  • action

Explanation

Question 19 of 39

1

A person with a ________ orientation focuses efforts on enhancing performance on specific job tasks.

Select one of the following:

  • learning

  • performance

  • action

  • goal setting

Explanation

Question 20 of 39

1

________ refers to whether people focus their goals on learning or performance

Select one of the following:

  • action theory

  • goal orientation

  • goal setting

  • instrumentality

Explanation

Question 21 of 39

1

A person who is _________ oriented tends to follow the action process, setting goals, formulating plans, and then sticking with them until the goals are achieved. It's a complex cognitive theory

Select one of the following:

  • action

  • goal setting

  • learning

  • self efficacy

Explanation

Question 22 of 39

1

The theory of motivation that has been most useful for I/O psychologist is __________. A person's behavior is motivated by their internal intensions, objectives or goals

Select one of the following:

  • goal setting theory

  • action theory

  • two factor theory

  • expectancy theory

Explanation

Question 23 of 39

1

Motivation has to do with all of the following EXCEPT:

Select one of the following:

  • direction

  • usefulness

  • persistence

  • intensity

Explanation

Question 24 of 39

1

______________ refers to the motivation to continue engaging in a behavior over time

Select one of the following:

  • direction

  • usefulness

  • persistence

  • intensity

Explanation

Question 25 of 39

1

Which of the following motivational theories is concerned specifically with rewards, environmental influences, and human cognitive processes?

Select one of the following:

  • expectancy theory

  • self-efficacy theory

  • goal setting theory

  • action theory

Explanation

Question 26 of 39

1

Which motivational theory is a cognitive theory that explains how goals are translated into behaviors that persist until one reaches one's objective?

Select one of the following:

  • cognitive control theory

  • need theory

  • action theory

  • goal setting theory

Explanation

Question 27 of 39

1

_________ says that people are motivated to acquire certain categories of things, such as food or recognition

Select one of the following:

  • need theory

  • two-factor theory

  • self-efficacy theory

  • reinforcement theory

Explanation

Question 28 of 39

1

These types of motivation theories are concerned with values rather then needs, beliefs or reinforcements

Select one of the following:

  • need theories

  • justice theories

  • goal theories

  • reward theories

Explanation

Question 29 of 39

1

According to two factor theory, job aspects relevant to animal needs are called _________________factors and include pay, supervision, co-workers and organization policies

Select one of the following:

  • job

  • hygiene

  • family

  • motivator

Explanation

Question 30 of 39

1

Thorndike's _________ states that the probability of a particular behavior increases if it is followed by a reward or reinforcement.

Select one of the following:

  • law of needs

  • control theory

  • law of effect

  • incentive effect

Explanation

Question 31 of 39

1

Vroom's theory of motivation includes ____________, which represents the amount of motivation a person has to engage in a particular behavior or sequence of behaviors that are relevant to job performance.

Select one of the following:

  • expectancy

  • instrumentality

  • force

  • valance

Explanation

Question 32 of 39

1

____________ is subjective probability one has about his/her ability to perform a behavior.

Select one of the following:

  • force

  • expectancy

  • valence

  • instrumentality

Explanation

Question 33 of 39

1

This represents the extent to which one wants or desires something

Select one of the following:

  • force

  • valence

  • instrumentality

  • subjective probability

Explanation

Question 34 of 39

1

Research has found support for which aspect of Equity theory?

Select one of the following:

  • underpayment

  • overpayment

  • equal payment

  • all of the above

Explanation

Question 35 of 39

1

According to Adams (1965), _______________ induces anger and ___________ induces guilt

Select one of the following:

  • overpayment, underpayment

  • underpayment, equal payment

  • equal payment, underpayment

  • underpayment, overpayment

Explanation

Question 36 of 39

1

__________ is concerned with the fairness of the reward distribution process, as opposed to the results of the distribution.

Select one of the following:

  • equity justice

  • procedural justice

  • interactional justice

  • distributive justice

Explanation

Question 37 of 39

1

According to Locke & Henne (1986), all these are important for goals setting to improve job performance EXCEPT which of the following factors?

Select one of the following:

  • specific goals

  • easy to attain goals

  • feedback on progress toward goals

  • goal acceptance by the employee

Explanation

Question 38 of 39

1

This theory builds on goal-setting theory by focusing on how feedback affects motivation to maintain effort toward goals.

Select one of the following:

  • two-factor theory

  • equity theory

  • self-efficacy theory

  • control theory

Explanation

Question 39 of 39

1

This theory focuses on the processes that link goals and intentions to actual behavior

Select one of the following:

  • two- factor theory

  • action theory

  • self-efficacy theory

  • control theory

Explanation

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