Chapter 8 Industrial & Org Psych. Practice quiz

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

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

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

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

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

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

____________ theory describes how rewards or reinforcement can affect behavior

_______________ 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.

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

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

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

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

________ 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Motivation has to do with all of the following EXCEPT:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

This represents the extent to which one wants or desires something

Research has found support for which aspect of Equity theory?

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

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

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

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

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