Chapter 3 Flashcards

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is a positive, negative, or mixed evaluation of an object that is expressed at some level of intensity.

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attitude

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  • It usually represents how he or she feels about something or their state of mind.
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attitude

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3
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are Evaluative Statements.

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Attitudes

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THREE CONCEPTS OF ATTITUDE

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cognitive attitude
Affective attitude
behavioral attitude

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5
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Our belief in something is the ___________

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COGNITIVE ATTITUDE

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6
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“Gender discrimination is widespread”

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COGNITIVE ATTITUDE

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7
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It is the emotional or feeling segment of attitude

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AFFECTIVE ATTITUDE

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“I don’t like Jon because he discriminates against minorities.”

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AFFECTIVE ATTITUDE

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9
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It refers to an intention to behave in a certain way toward someone or something.

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BEHAVIORAL ATTITUDE

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10
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Employees working in an organization commonly can follow certain behavior for the purpose of betterment of the organization

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BEHAVIORAL ATTITUDE

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11
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The _____________ regardless of your chosen field is attitude.

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foundation of success

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12
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Success is not only brought by:

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 ✓ Education
 ✓ Money
 ✓ Knowledge
 ✓ Intelligence
 ✓ Talents
 ✓ Skills

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13
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Journalists, friends, armed forces, Specialists and even their father laughed at an idea of an aeroplane proposed by

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Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright

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FACTORS AFFECTING ATTITUDE

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The Triple E’s of Attitude:
1. Environment
2. Experience
3. Education

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15
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What comprises the environment factor of attitude

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home, workplace, school and media,

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16
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Parents, Siblings, relatives, Neighbours and friends

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home

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17
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Colleagues, superiors and subordinates.

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 Workplace

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18
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Teachers, school staff, seniors, juniors

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School

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19
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Television, newspapers, magazines, radio, movies

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media

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20
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CULTURE

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 Cultural Background
 Religious Background
 Traditions and Beliefs
 Social Environment
 Political Environment

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21
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Our behavior changes according to our experiences with people and events in our life

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Experiences

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22
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It refers to both formal and informal education, not just academic qualifications. Knowledge strategically applied translates into wisdom, ensuring success.

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  1. Education
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23
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A_____________ helps you to cope more easily with the daily affairs of life.

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positive attitude

24
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It brings optimism into your life and makes it easier to avoid worry and negative thinking

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positive attitude

25
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How can you say that a person has a positive attitude?

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They are caring, confident, patient, and humble.

 They anticipate positive outcomes.

optimists

26
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What are the benefits of a Positive Attitude?

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 It increases productivity, and thus profits.

 It improves quality of life It reduces stress.

 It fosters teamwork
It fosters better relationships with employers, employees, and customers.

 It help solves problems

 It makes for a pleasing personality

 It helps a person become a contributing member of society and an asset to their country

27
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STEPS TO BUILD A POSITIVE ATTITUDE

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  1. Change your Focus
  2. Make the Habit of Doing it NOW.
  3. Develop an Attitude of Gratitude
  4. Building a Positive Self-Esteem
  5. Stay away from Negative Influences
28
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Even in paradise, fault finders will find faults.

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  1. Change your Focus-
29
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The habit of procrastination fatigues you more than the effort it takes to do it. If you want to build and maintain a positive attitude, get into the habit of living in the present and doing it now.

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  1. Make the Habit of Doing it NOW. -
30
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A person with _____________will always criticize in a very unhealthy way which usually cause more tension for themselves and for others around them.

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negative attitude

31
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 Feel bad when they feel good, for fear they will feel worse when they feel better

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Pessimists

32
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Characteristics of pessimists

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 Feel bad when they feel good, for fear they will feel worse when they feel better

 Spend most of their life at complaint Counters

 cannot enjoy their health because they think they may be sick tomorrow

 not only expect the worst but make the worst of whatever happens

 forget their blessings and count their Troubles

33
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 is defined as Motive for Action.

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Motivation

34
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is something that encourages action or feeling. It is a driving force that can literally change our life.

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Motivation

35
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is POWERFUL, because it comes from our desire to succeed

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 Motivation

36
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2 TYPES OF MOTIVATION

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  1. EXTERNAL MOTIVATION
  2. INTERNAL MOTIVATION
37
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Motivation that comes from outside, such as money, societal approval, fame or fear

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EXTERNAL MOTIVATION

38
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Motivation in the inner gratification, not for success or winning, but for the fulfillment that comes from having done it.

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  1. INTERNAL MOTIVATION
39
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EXTERNAL MOTIVATION

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  1. FEAR MOTIVATION
  2. INCENTIVE MOTIVATION
40
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ADVANTAGES: The result is instantaneous, it gets the job done quickly. In the short run, the person’s performance may improve.

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  1. FEAR MOTIVATION
41
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DISADVANTAGES: It is external, which means the motivation is there while the motivator is there.

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  1. FEAR MOTIVATION
42
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In the long run, performance goes down. It destroys creativity

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  1. FEAR MOTIVATION
43
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If they get used to the stick, then you need to get a bigger stick

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  1. FEAR MOTIVATION
44
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External motivation can also take the form of incentives, bonuses, commission, recognition, etc

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  1. INCENTIVE MOTIVATION
45
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It is a feeling of accomplishment, rather than just achieving a goal.

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INTERNAL MOTIVATION

46
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 Recognition and Responsibility

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INTERNAL MOTIVATION

47
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 Your _____________ is your drive and attitude. It is contagious. Auto suggestions are positive statements made in the present tense and repeated regularly.

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INTERNAL MOTIVATION

48
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In other words, it is positive self talk

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INTERNAL MOTIVATION

49
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THE 4 STAGES FROM MOTIVATION TO DEMOTIVATION (in the workplace)

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  1. Motivated Ineffective
  2. Motivated Effective
  3. Demotivated Effective
  4. Demotivated Ineffective
50
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This refers to the stage when the employee is most open minded, receptive, and easy to mold to the culture of the organization

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  1. Motivated Ineffective
51
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This is the stage when the employee has
learned what to do and does it with drive and energy

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  1. Motivated Effective
52
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At this stage, the employee continues to do just enough but he is really not motivated.

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  1. Demotivated Effective
53
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At this stage, the employer does not have much choice but to fire the employee.

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  1. Demotivated Ineffective
54
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DEMOTIVATING FACTORS

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  1. Unfair and Negative Criticism
  2. Public Humiliation
  3. Unfair Treatment & Office Politics
  4. Success Which Leads to Complacence
  5. Fear of Failure
  6. Negative Self-talk
  7. Poor Standards Without Authority
  8. Lack of Direction, Priorities, and Measurable Objectives
55
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MOTIVATING FACTORS

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  1. Give recognition
  2. Give respect
  3. Make work interesting
  4. Be a good listener
  5. Throw a challenge
  6. Help. But just help.
    Note: Self-motivation (Lasting motivation)