Chapter 6- motivation

Question 1

motivation

Answer 1

set of energetic forces that originates both within and outside an employee, initiates work-related effort, and determines its direction, intensity, and persistence

Question 2

engagement

Answer 2

high levels of intensity and persistence in work effort

Question 3

expectancy theory

Answer 3

cognitive process that employees go through to make choices among different voluntary responses

Question 4

expectancy

Answer 4

belief that exerting a high level of effort will result in the successful performance of some task

Question 5

self-efficacy

Answer 5

belief that a person has the capabilities needed to execute the behaviors required for task success

Question 6

instrumentality

Answer 6

belief that successful performance will result in some outcome(s)

Question 7

valence

Answer 7

anticipated value of the outcomes associated with performance

Question 8

needs

Answer 8

cognitive groupings or clusters of outcomes that are viewed as having critical psychological or physiological consequences

Question 9

extrinsic motivation

Answer 9

motivation that is controlled by some contingency that depends on task performance

Question 10

intrinsic motivation

Answer 10

motivation that is felt when task performance serves as its own reward

Question 11

meaning of moeny

Answer 11

degree to which they view money as having symbolic, not just economic, value

Question 12

goal setting theory

Answer 12

views goals as the primary drivers of the intensity and persistence of effort

Question 13

task strategies

Answer 13

learning plans and problem-solving approaches used to achieve successful performance

Question 14

task complexity

Answer 14

how complicated the information and actions involved in a task are, as well as how much the task changes

Question 15

goal commitment

Answer 15

degree to which a person accepts a goal and is determined to try to reach it

Question 16

SMART goals

Answer 16

Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Results-based
Time-sensitive

Question 17

equity theory

Answer 17

acknowledges that motivation doesn’t just depend on your own beliefs and circumstances but also on what happens to other people

Question 18

comparison other

Answer 18

some person who seems to provide an intuitive frame of reference for judging equity

Question 19

equity distress

Answer 19

internal tension that can only be alleviated by restoring balance to the ratios

Question 20

cognitive distortion

Answer 20

allows you to restore balance mentally, without altering your behavior in any way

Question 21

internal comparison

Answer 21

refer to someone in a different company

Question 22

external comparison

Answer 22

refer to someone in a different company

Question 23

psychological empowerment

Answer 23

reflects an energy rooted in the belief that work tasks contribute to some larger purpose

Question 24

meaningfulness

Answer 24

value of a work goal or purpose, relative to a person’s own ideals and passions

Question 25

self-determination

Answer 25

reflects a sense of choice in the initiation and continuation fo work tasks

Question 26

compentence

Answer 26

captures a person’s belief in his/her capability to perform work tasks successfully

Question 27

impace

Answer 27

reflects the sense that a person’s actions “make a difference”- that progress is being made toward fulfilling some important purpose