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7 Motivation Flashcards

Describe the three key elements of motivation

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Define

motivation

Motivation

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The process that account for an individual’s intensity, direction, and persistence of effort toward attaining a goal.

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Define

intensity

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  • an element of motivation
  • describes how hard a person tries

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List

three key elements of motivation

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  1. intensity
  2. direction
  3. persistence

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Define

Hierarchy of Needs Theory

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  • hypothesizes that within every human being there is a hierarchy of five needs.
  • Recently, a sixth need has been proposed for a highest level—intrinsic values

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List from bottom to top

the hierarchy of needs

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  1. physiological
  2. safety-security
  3. social-belongingness
  4. esteem
  5. self-actualization

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Concept

  1. physiological
  2. safety-security
  3. social-belongingness
  4. esteem
  5. self-actualization

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The Hierarchy of Needs Theory

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Define the level within the hierarchy of needs

physiological

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first level—includes hunger, thirst, shelter, sex, and other bodily needs

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Define the level within the hierarchy of needs

second-level—security and protection from physical and emotional harm

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safety-security

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Define the level within the hierarchy of needs

first level—includes hunger, thirst, shelter, sex, and other bodily needs

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physiological

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Define the level within the hierarchy of needs

fourth level—internal factors such as self-respect, autonomy, and achievement, and external factors such as status, recognition, and attention.

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esteem

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Define the level within the hierarchy of needs

fifth level—drive to become what we are capable of becoming; includes growth, achieving our potential, and self-fulfillment

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self-actualization

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Define the level within the hierarchy of needs

third-level—affection, belongingness, acceptance, and friendship

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social-belongingness

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Define the level within the hierarchy of needs

safety-security

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second-level—security and protection from physical and emotional harm

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Define the level within the hierarchy of needs

social-belongingness

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third-level—affection, belongingness, acceptance, and friendship

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Define the level within the hierarchy of needs

esteem

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fourth level—internal factors such as self-respect, autonomy, and achievement, and external factors such as status, recognition, and attention.

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Define the level within the hierarchy of needs

self-actualization

Motivation

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fifth level—drive to become what we are capable of becoming; includes growth, achieving our potential, and self-fulfillment

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Define

two-factor theory

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  • A theory that relates inrinsic factors to job satisfaction and associates extrinsic factors with dissatisfaction.
  • It is also called motivation-hygiene theory

Motivation

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Name

creator of two-factor theory

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Herzberg

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According to Herzberg

What does the data suggest about job satisfaction?

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  • the opposite of satisfaction is not dissatisfaction
  • removing dissatisfying characteristics from a job does not necessarily make the job satisfying

Motivation

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list

dimensions of two-factor theory

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  1. motivators
  2. hygiene factors

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Define

hygiene factors

Motivation

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Factors—such as company policy and administration, supervision, and salary—that, when adequate in a job, placate workers.

Motivation

22
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Define

McClelland’s theory of needs

Motivation

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A theory that states achievement, power, and affiliation are three important needs that help explain motivation

Motivation

23
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List

the needs in McClelland’s theory

Motivation

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  • need for achievement
  • need for power
  • need for affiliation

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