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What are the three key elements of motivation described in the text?
What are the three key elements of motivation described in the text?
- Direction, persistence, orientation
- Effort, orientation, measure
- Intensity, effort, measure
- Intensity, direction, persistence (correct)
Which element of motivation is concerned with how hard a person tries?
Which element of motivation is concerned with how hard a person tries?
- Persistence
- Effort
- Intensity (correct)
- Measure
According to expectancy theory, what does the tendency to act in a certain way depend on?
According to expectancy theory, what does the tendency to act in a certain way depend on?
- The individual's mood and emotions
- The individual's level of education
- Expectation of the act being followed by a given outcome and the attractiveness of that outcome (correct)
- The individual's social status
What are the three relationships mentioned in expectancy theory?
What are the three relationships mentioned in expectancy theory?
Why does expectancy theory help explain why some workers are not motivated?
Why does expectancy theory help explain why some workers are not motivated?
Which choice is not one of the six choices employees can make when they perceive an inequity?
Which choice is not one of the six choices employees can make when they perceive an inequity?
According to McClelland's Theory of Needs, which of the following is a need focused on the desire for friendly, close relationships?
According to McClelland's Theory of Needs, which of the following is a need focused on the desire for friendly, close relationships?
In the context of Goal-Setting Theory, what is the impact of specific and difficult goals on performance?
In the context of Goal-Setting Theory, what is the impact of specific and difficult goals on performance?
In Self-Efficacy Theory, which factor refers to an individual's belief that they can perform a task?
In Self-Efficacy Theory, which factor refers to an individual's belief that they can perform a task?
According to Reinforcement Theory, what conditions behavior?
According to Reinforcement Theory, what conditions behavior?
According to Social Learning Theory, what influences individuals through attentional, retention, motor reproduction, and reinforcement processes?
According to Social Learning Theory, what influences individuals through attentional, retention, motor reproduction, and reinforcement processes?
What does the Need for Achievement in McClelland's Theory of Needs relate to?
What does the Need for Achievement in McClelland's Theory of Needs relate to?
Study Notes
- Pearson Education text discusses various motivation theories
- McClelland's Theory of Needs focuses on three needs: Need for Achievement, Power, and Affiliation
- Need for Achievement: drive to excel, achieve in relation to standards, strive to succeed
- Need for Power: need to influence others' behavior, control outcomes
- Need for Affiliation: desire for friendly, close relationships
- Goal-Setting Theory: goals tell employees what to do and how much effort is required, specific and difficult goals increase performance, feedback leads to higher performance
- Three factors influencing goals-performance relationship: goal commitment, task characteristics, and national culture
- Self-Efficacy Theory: an individual's belief they can perform a task, influenced by enactive mastery, vicarious modeling, verbal persuasion, arousal, and social learning theory
- Reinforcement Theory: behavior is a function of consequences, reinforcement conditions behavior, behavior is environmentally caused
- Operant Conditioning Theory: people learn to behave to get rewards or avoid punishments
- Social Learning Theory: people learn through observation and direct experience, models have influence on individuals through attentional, retention, motor reproduction, and reinforcement processes.
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Test your knowledge about the key elements of motivation and the processes that account for an individual’s intensity, direction, and persistence of effort toward attaining a goal. Explore motivation concepts in this quiz.
