True / False Questions (7)

(2 points each)

1. Motivation arises out of an interaction between a person and a particular situation.

True False

2. Intensity is what a person is motivated to achieve.

True False

3. Whatever need that is motivating a person at a given time is a manifest need.

True False

4. High mach people like situations where the probability is very difficult

True False

5. McClelland argued that a high need for social power was the most important motivator for

successful managers.

True False

6. It appears that people go through Maslow's hierarchy in a mechanical fashion.

True False

7. According to Alderfer, the more a person satisfies the growth need, the more important it becomes

and the more strongly one is motivated to satisfy it.

True False

8. Herzberg's motivators are most directly related to job context factors.

True False

9. The unique feature of Herzberg's theory is that job conditions which prevent dissatisfaction do not

cause satisfaction.

True False

10. Extrinsic motivation is when a person performs a given behavior to acquire something that will

satisfy a lower-order need.

True False

11. Considerable amounts of research have demonstrated that tasks are intrinsically motivating when

they satisfy at least one of three higher-order needs, competence, autonomy, and relatedness.

True False

12. Process theories of motivation try to explain what motivates behavior.

True False

13. Operant refers to operating on the environment.

True False

14. Extinction occurs when a consequence makes it more likely the response will be repeated in the

future.

True False

15. Continuous reinforcement can be detrimental in the long run.

True False

16. The basic premise of equity theory is that people continuously monitor the degree to which their

work environment is "fair."

True False

17. Research estimates that most people over-estimate the pay of others.

True False

18. A perceived state of equity can be obtained through the distortion of a person's perceptions of the

outcomes or inputs of either party.

True False

19. Setting a goal through a "do your best" process will usually not result in the best performance.

True False

20. Expectancy theory assumes people are rational.

True False

21. Expectancy theory states that an organization needs to make outcomes contingent on performance

to maximize motivation.

True False

22. Self-efficacy is not one of the stronger determinants of performance in any particular task situation.

True False

23. Expectancy theory differs from most motivation theories because it highlights the fact accurate

performance measurement is not necessary.

True False