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Motivation

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of these is NOT a monetary method of motivation?

a)

Comission

b)

Pay Rise

c)

Recognition

d)

Bonuses

2.

What are TWO benefits of a motivated workforce?

a)

Results in better productivity

b)

customer service will most likely improve

c)

you can pay them less because they're enjoying work

d)

they only work when they feel like working

3.

Which of the following is NOT the key element of motivation?

a)

Intensity

b)

Pervasive

c)

Direction

d)

Persistence

4.

Which of these is NOT a category in Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

a)

Social

b)

Travel

c)

Esteem

d)

Safety

5.

Motivating staff by giving them additional responsibility is known as ...

a)

Delegation

b)

Delayering

c)

Job Enrichment

d)

Job Rotation

6.

Whose theory was X & Y?

a)

Taylor

b)

Maslow

c)

McGregor

d)

Herzberg

7.

According to Abraham Maslow, human needs can be divided into how many types?

a)

Three types

b)

Four types

c)

Five types

d)

Six types

8.

Mira feels like her hard work is never recognised. Which level of needs (Maslow) is not being satisfied?

a)

Self-Esteem

b)

Social

c)

Self-Actualisation

d)

Physiological

9.

Whose theory was “Two factor Theory”? satisfaction and dissatisfaction

a)

Herzberg

b)

Taylor

c)

Mayo

d)

McGregor

10.

Which is NOT a dimension in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?

a)

Ego

b)

Physiological

c)

Safety

d)

Esteem

11.

Which of the following means increasing the scope of a job through extending the range of its job duties and responsibilities generally within the same level

a)

Job rotation

b)

Job design

c)

Job enlargement

d)

Job enrichment

12.

Which of the following is a motivator according to Herzberg?

a)

Working condition: Safe working environment

b)

Responsibility

c)

Good wage or salary

d)

Good relationship with co-workers and boss

13.

A supervisor who believes in McGregor’s Theory Y

will likely monitor employees closely to ensure that

their work is completed.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Social interaction and acceptance by others are

examples of:

a)

physiological needs

b)

esteem needs.

c)

safety needs.

d)

social needs.

e)

self-actualization needs.

15.

Which of the following is a definition of self-actualisation need?

a)

National minimum wage

b)

Sense of belonging

c)

Achieving one's innermost desire

d)

Feeling secured

16.

Which one is an extrinsic/external motivator?

a)

Curiosity

b)

Happiness

c)

Rewards/Prizes

d)

Feeling Accomplished

17.

According to (a)   theory, the probability of an individual acting in a particular way depends on the strength of that individual’s belief that the act will have a

particular outcome and on whether the individual values that outcome

18.

(a)   theory suggests that employee satisfaction depends on the perceived ratio of inputs to outputs.

19.

Negative reinforcement motivates employees by encouraging them to behave in a manner that avoids unfavorable consequences.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

An employee involvement program that periodically moves individuals from one job assignment to another is:

a)

job enlargement

b)

job enrichment

c)

job rotation

d)

job sharing

e)

flextime

21.

I want to study hard so that I can earn good CGPA in final semester.

a)

Intrinsic

b)

Extrinsic

22.

Extrinsic motivation includes your goals, values, and interests.

a)

False

b)

True

23.

McClelland's theory is based on which of the following needs?

a)

stability, growth, and security

b)

achievement, power, and affiliation

c)

self-actualization, stability, and safety

d)

hygiene, control, and security

24.

According to the two-factor theory proposed by Herzberg, which of the following is considered a hygiene factor?

a)

promotional opportunities

b)

quality of supervision

c)

achievement

d)

recognition

25.

The ________ dimension of motivation measures how long a person can maintain effort.

a)

direction

b)

persistence

c)

intensity

d)

knowledge

26.

The ________ element of motivation describes how hard a person tries.

a)

intelligence

b)

experience

c)

direction

d)

intensity

27.

____________ is a non-financial motivator that involves developing the potential of employees or teams by giving them authority to make various decisions and execute their own ideas to solve business issues.

a)

Self-actualization

b)

Job rotation

c)

Empowerment

d)

Teamwork

28.

________ is the belief that performance is related to rewards.

a)

Valence

b)

Expectancy

c)

Self-esteem

d)

Instrumentality

29.

(a)   , Task identity, Task significance, Autonomy and Feedback are the elements (inputs) of Job Characteristics model

30.

Medha wants to become the head of the HR department. Although the role comes with a generous salary hike and will put her in charge of several subordinates, she is mainly pursuing this position because she believes she can do the job better than anyone else and wants people to know this. According to McClelland's theory of needs, which of the following needs is Medha primarily driven by in this case?

a)

the need for stability

b)

the need for achievement

c)

the need for security

d)

the need for affiliation