Fiona Cards Flashcards

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Which statement is true about motivation except:

a. Motivation is the force that drives an employee to perform well.

b. Work Motivation is a set of energetic forces that originate both witnin as well as beyond an individual’s being to innate work-related behavior, and to determine its forms.

c. Work Motivation provides direction, intensity and persistence.

d. Ability and skill determine whether a worker can do the but motivation determines whether the worker will do it improperly

A

d. Ability and skill determine whether a worker can do the but motivation determines whether the worker will do it improperly

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Employees will be motivated if EXCEPT:

a. Expectations have been met

b. Given achievable goals

c. Job and organization are consistent with their values

d. Personality predisposes them

e. None of the choices mentioned

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e. None of the choices mentioned

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Conscientiousness is the best predictor of work performance. Organizational citizenship behavior is not part of the employee’s job but performs tasks that make an organization a better place to work in.

a. Both statements are TRUE.

b. 1st statement is FALSE but 2nd statement is TRUE

c. 1st statement is TRUE but 2nd statement is FALSE

d. Both statements are FALSE

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a. Both statements are TRUE.

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Employees will be motivates if:

a. Perceived they are being treated fairly

b. All of the choices mentioned

c. Receive feedback on their goal attainment

d. Coworkers demonstrate a high level of motivation

e. Organization reards when goals are met

A

b. All of the choices mentioned

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GPA predicts job performance in the 1st year after graduation.

Extraversion is mostly associated with salary and setting high goals.

a. Both statements are TRUE
b. Both statements are FALSE
c. 1st statement is FALSE but 2nd statement is TRUE
d. 1st statement is TRUE but 2nd statement is FALSE

A

d. 1st statement is TRUE but 2nd statement is FALSE

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The following statements related to Consistency Theory are TRUE, EXCEPT:

a. None of the choices mentioned.

b. Abraham Korman explained that employees will be motivated to perform at levels consistent with their levels of self-esteem.

c. Chronic self-esteem, Situational self-esteem and Socially influenced self-esteem are the three types of self-esteem explalend by Abraham Korman.

d. Self-esteem refers to how a person views oneself as valuable and worthy.

e. Abraham Korman theorized that employees high is self-esteem are motivated and will perform better than employees low in self-esteem.

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a. None of the choices mentioned.

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True or False: Socially influenced self-esteem focuses on an individual’s feelings in a particualr situation.

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False

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True or False: Chronic self-esteem focuses on how a person feels about oneself based on the expectations of others.

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False

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The following is/are helpful factor/s in increasing sell-esteem:

A. Outdoor experiential training
B. All of the choices mentioned
C. Experience with success
D. Self-Esteem workshops
E. Train supervisors to communicate a feeling of confidence in employees

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B. All of the choices mentioned

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Self-fulfilling prophecy is related to:

a. All of the choices mentioned

b. A person will perform well or poorly as one expects to perform.

c. Experience with success

d. If he thinks he is incompetent, then he should do poorly.

e. If a person believes he is smart, then he should do well on tests.

A

a. All of the choices mentioned

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Galatea effect is related to:

a. All of the choices mentioned

b. Self-expectations result in higher levels of performance.

c. When an employee believes he will always fail, the only way to break the vicious cycle is to ensure that he performs well on a task.

d. Experience with success

A

a. All of the choices mentioned

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