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WorksheetsTopic 9 Motivation
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 35mins
Social interaction and acceptance by others are
examples of:
physiological needs
esteem needs.
safety needs.
social needs.
self-actualization needs.
According to Herzberg, employees are commonly
most satisfied when offered:
adequate supervision
adequate salary
recognition
job security
safe working conditions
A supervisor who believes in McGregor’s Theory Y
will likely monitor employees closely to ensure that
their work is completed.
True
False
Which is not the limitation of Goal-setting Theory?
Overly narrow goals
Overly challenging goals
Learning Opportunities
internal competition
Decreased intrinsic motivation
An employee involvement program that periodically moves individuals from one job assignment to another is:
job enlargement
job enrichment
job rotation
job sharing
flextime
Which of these is NOT a monetary method of motivation?
Comission
Pay Rise
Recognition
Bonuses
Which of these is NOT a category in Maslow's hierarchy of needs?
Social
Travel
Esteem
Safety
Motivating staff by giving them additional responsibility is known as ...
Delegation
Delayering
Job Enrichment
Job Rotation
According to Abraham Maslow, human needs can be divided into how many types?
Three types
Four types
Five types
Six types
Isaac feels like his hard work is never recognised. Which level of needs (Maslow) is not being satisfied?
Self-Esteem
Social
Self-Actualisation
Physiological
Jasmy feels like his hard work is never recognized. Which level of needs (Maslow) is not being satisfied?
Self-Esteem
Social
Self-actualization
Physiological
Which of the following is an example of self-actualization need?
National minimum wage
Harmonious working environment
Challenging job assignment
Retirement plan
A supervisor who believes in ____________________
will likely monitor employees closely to ensure that
their work is completed.
McGregor’s Theory X
McGregor’s Theory Y
Herzberg Two Factor Theory
Herzberg Motivator Factor
__________ theory suggests that employee satisfaction depends on the perceived ratio of inputs to outputs.
Equity
Expectancy
Reinforcement
Goal setting
Which is not the limitation of Goal-setting Theory?
Overly narrow goals
Overly challenging goals
Learning Opportunities
Internal competition
If Mirza is categorized as a Theory X manager, which of the following behaviors is she most likely to exhibit?
She will empower her subordinates.
She will trust her employees to use their discretion in most matters.
She will strictly control all the details of any project she is managing.
She will delegate authority extensively to junior managers.
Feeling good about your sports performance is an example of:
Intrinsic motivation
Extrinsic motivation
Social need
Self-esteem need
According to the two-factor theory proposed by Herzberg, which of the following is considered a hygiene factor?
promotional opportunities
quality of supervision
achievement
recognition
The theory which asserts that motivation depends upon the strength of a tendency to act in a certain way, which in turn depends on the strength of an expectation that the act will be followed by a given outcome and on the attractiveness of that outcome to the individual, is called:
Expectancy Theory
Equity Theory
Behavior Modification Theory
Goal Theory
A primary school teacher uses a star reward chart. Students will get a star if they are well behaved and lose the existing star if they have badly behaved. Which reinforcement is this?
Negative reinforcement
Positive reinforcement
Both of the above
None of the above
Which of these is NOT a category in Maslow's hierarchy of needs?
Social
Psychological
Esteem
Safety
Whose theory was X & Y?
Vroom
Maslow
McGregor
Herzberg
Jasmy feels like his hard work is never recognized. Which level of needs (Maslow) is not being satisfied?
Self-Esteem
Social
Self-actualization
Physiological
Which of the following is an example of self-actualization need?
National minimum wage
Harmonious working environment
Challenging job assignment
Retirement plan
According to Herzberg, employees are commonly
most satisfied when offered:
adequate supervision
adequate salary
recognition
job security
A supervisor who believes in ____________________
will likely monitor employees closely to ensure that
their work is completed.
McGregor’s Theory X
McGregor’s Theory Y
Herzberg Two Factor Theory
Herzberg Motivator Factor
__________ theory suggests that employee satisfaction depends on the perceived ratio of inputs to outputs.
Equity
Expectancy
Reinforcement
Goal setting
Which is not the limitation of Goal-setting Theory?
Overly narrow goals
Overly challenging goals
Learning Opportunities
Internal competition
What type of motivation is "My mom wants me to go to college."
Intrinsic
Extrinsic
Social need
Self-actualization need
If Mirza is categorized as a Theory X manager, which of the following behaviors is she most likely to exhibit?
She will empower her subordinates.
She will trust her employees to use their discretion in most matters.
She will strictly control all the details of any project she is managing.
She will delegate authority extensively to junior managers.
According to the two-factor theory proposed by Herzberg, which of the following is considered a hygiene factor?
promotional opportunities
quality of supervision
achievement
recognition
Feeling good about your sports performance is an example of:
Intrinsic motivation
Extrinsic motivation
Social need
Self-esteem need
________ is the belief that performance is related to rewards.
Valence
Expectancy
Effort
Instrumentality
The theory which asserts that motivation depends upon the strength of a tendency to act in a certain way, which in turn depends on the strength of an expectation that the act will be followed by a given outcome and on the attractiveness of that outcome to the individual, is called:
Expectancy Theory
Equity Theory
Behavior Modification Theory
Goal Theory
A primary school teacher uses a star reward chart. Students will get a star if they are well behaved and lose the existing star if they have badly behaved. Which reinforcement is this?
Negative reinforcement
Positive reinforcement
Both of the above
None of the above
The acronym SMART can be used to establish a goal. What does SMART stand for?
Standard, Measureable, Achievable, Result-oriented, Time
Specific, Measureable, Achievable, Realistic, Time
Specific, Magnificient, Attainable, Result-oriented, Time
Standard, Manageable, Accountable, Realistic, Time
What method can be used to have equity if the person has less output than others?
Go to work earlier
Start working overtime
Increase work effort
Start going in late
Malika thinks that it is an excellent idea to have music playing in the background while her team carry out their duties. What kind of factor is being represented by Herzberg's theory?
A satisfier
A motivator factor
A hygiene factor
A job content factor
Malika thinks that it is an excellent idea to have music playing in the background while her team carry out their duties. What kind of factor is being represented by Herzberg's theory?
A satisfier
A motivator factor
A hygiene factor
A job content factor
________ is self-government; freedom from external control.
Autonomy
Competence
Control
______ is the ability to do something successfully.
Autonomy
Competence
Responsibility
The ________ dimension of motivation measures how long a person can maintain effort.
direction
persistence
intensity
knowledge
The ________ element of motivation describes how hard a person tries.
intelligence
experience
direction
intensity
According to Douglas McGregor's Theory Y, a manager assumes that employees ________.
A) need to be directed
B) prefer to be controlled
C) learn to accept responsibility
D) need to be micromanaged
The ________ theory is also called motivation-hygiene theory.
goal-setting
self-determination
cognitive evaluation
two-factor
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
Erika 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 Erika 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
Which of the following is not an a benefit to a firm of having a motivated workforce?
High employee performance as workers are rewarded for efficient work.
Low staff retention and high staff turnover as many staff leave.
Easy to recruit new workers as business has a good reputation.
Parker is worried about losing his job. Which level of needs (Maslow) is not being satisfied?
Self-Esteem
Social
Safety
Self-Actualisation
____________ is a non-financial motivator that involves developing skills of employees to achieve the best they can by providing them authority to make decisions
Job enrichment
Productivity
Renumeration
Empowerment
Which of these is NOT a monetary method of motivation?
Commission
Pay Rise
Recognition
Bonuses
Which one is NOT a factor of self-efficacy?
Performance Accomplishments
Vicarious Experiences
Vicarious Persuasion
Verbal Persuasion
When people encourage or convince you to perform a task, then you can feel that you can feel the task.
What is the correct answer based on the sentence?
Performance Accomplishment
Verbal Experiences
Vicarious Experiences
Verbal Persuasion
What is the Albert Bandura's Theory stated?
Social learning terrorist
Success learning theory
Social emotional theory
Social learning theory
mcclelland theory of needs includes all the following EXCEPT
need for power
need for achievement
need for affiliation
need for strategy
In ERG theory, letter G means _______
Grades
Growth
Great
Games
" I will give Honda Civic to my workers who can hit 1 million sales by this year!" These statements is best refer to
self determination theory
equity theory
expectancy theory
reinforcement theory
Which one of the following is in correct order?
Physiological needs, social needs, esteem needs, safety needs and self-actualisation
social needs, safety needs, physiological needs, esteem needs, self-actualisation
physiological needs, safety needs, social needs, esteem needs, self-actualisation
self-actualisation, esteem needs, social needs, safety needs, physiological needs
What are TWO benefits of a motivated workforce?
Increase in labour productivity
Cost per unit increases
Increase in labour turnover
Increase in labour retention
