MULTIPLE CHOICES
1. Which of the following is not a primary need, according to Maslow?
a. Food
b. Shelter
c. Sex
d. Education
2. Joe Smith, having been embarrassed at the office, goes home and binges on pizza. This is an example of what Alderfer might call:
a. Spite theory
b. Frustration regression hypothesis
c. Anger management
d. Depression
3. Someone who believes that people inherently dislike work and will seek to avoid responsibility in the workplace might best be described as a:
a. Theory X manager
b. Theory Y manager
c. Mid-level manager
d. Tyrant
4. According to Adams' Equity Theory, a person who feels that he or she has been working as hard as his/her peers but is not receiving equal recognition for his/her efforts will eventually:
a. Quit
b. Complain
c. Begin to work not quite as hard
d. Deal with the situation
5. Which of the following is not a principal component that influences motivation, according to Victor Vroom?
a. Reactivity
b. Instrumentality
c. Expectancy
d. Valence
6. John received a big raise after coming up with an innovative new plan at work. After receiving word of this raise, he began to redouble his efforts to come up with other innovative plans. This is an example of:
a. Classical conditioning
b. Social learning theory
c. Brown-nosing
d. Operant conditioning
7. Jane, after watching Joe, her peer at work, get reprimanded for questioning the decision of their boss, vows never to make the same mistake as Joe. This is an example of:
a. Classical conditioning
b. Social learning theory
c. Brown-nosing
d. Operant conditioning