OB MOTIVATION

The direction of an individual's motivation can be channeled to benefit ________.

• an individual's family only

• only an organization

• only an individual

• both individuals and/or organizations

Maslow's theory is a hierarchy because ________.

• all needs are important

• needs are satisfied sequentially

• needs are never truly satisfied

• all needs are equal

According to Maslow, a person stranded on a desert island would ________ before she worried about making weapons.

• establish her status on the island

• look for other people

• build a house

• start a family

An individual who wants to buy a home in a neighborhood with a low crime rate is satisfying which need?

• physiological

• self-actualization

• safety

• esteem

Maslow believes that higher-order needs ________.

• are satisfied most often

• are satisfied externally

• are satisfied internally

• are satisfied first

Self-actualization most closely corresponds to ________.

• becoming a whole person

• fitting in with others

• satisfying basic animal needs

• feeling aware of one's strengths

Which of the following is a lower-order need in Maslow's hierarchy?

• personal safety

• self-worth

• love

• independence

________ assumes that employees have little ambition, dislike work, and avoid responsibility.

• Belonging Need Theory

• Theory Y

• Theory X

• Self-actualization Need Theory

Theory X assumes that people work hard ________.

• whether or not they are paid

• only when they are forced

• out of a sense of fairness

• because they enjoy a sense of accomplishment

Theory Y assumes that people inherently ________.

• are unhappy

• want to control their own destiny

• don't trust one another

• are driven by fear