HCA 301: Motivational Theories
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What is the primary difference between motivated and unmotivated workers?

  • Salary expectations
  • Job satisfaction
  • Productivity levels (correct)
  • Job security
  • What do content theories of motivation focus on?

  • How motivation works to direct staff's performance
  • Individual needs or rewards that may satisfy those needs (correct)
  • The role of motivation in career development
  • The impact of motivation on job satisfaction
  • Which of the following is NOT a type of content theory?

  • Marslow's hierarchy
  • Herzberg's two factor
  • Expectancy theory (correct)
  • Reinforcement theory
  • What is the primary focus of process theories of motivation?

    <p>How motivation works to direct staff's performance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, what type of needs do physiological, safety, and social needs belong to?

    <p>Lower-order needs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the desire for psychological growth and development associated with in Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

    <p>Self-actualization needs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of the expectancy theory?

    <p>The role of rewards and their relationship to desired behaviors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Victor Vroom's expectancy theory, what is a crucial factor in motivating individuals?

    <p>The belief that favourable performance will result in a desirable reward</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the belief that the consequences of one's actions will actually materialize?

    <p>Instrumentality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the expectancy theory, what determines motivational outcomes?

    <p>Perceptions of rewards</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the perception of capability, or confidence in one's ability to do the work?

    <p>Expectancy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many factors interact to create motivation, according to Vroom's expectancy theory?

    <p>Three</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary factor that determines an individual's motivation according to expectancy theory?

    <p>Valence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between motivation, expectancy, instrumentality, and valence according to the expectancy theory?

    <p>M = E x I x V</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to goal-setting theory, what is the primary motivator for an individual to expend effort?

    <p>The goal itself</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the motivational effects of task goals according to goal-setting theory?

    <p>Provide a foundation for behavioral self-management</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the key principles in the goal-setting process?

    <p>Set specific goals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to motivation if either expectancy, instrumentality, or valence is low?

    <p>Motivation will be low</p> Signup and view all the answers

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