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chapter 5 Motivation

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Self-Esteem

b)

Social

c)

Self-Actualisation

d)

Physiological

2.
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
3.
Which of the following is NOT a need as identified by Maslow?
a)
Hygiene
b)
Esteem
c)
Self-actualisation
d)
Social
4.
Which of the following is a motivational factor, according to Herzberg's two-factor theory? 
a)
Pay
b)
Recognition
c)
Relations with others
d)
Quality of sepervisions
5.

Faiz is worried about losing his job. Which level of needs (Maslow) is not being satisfied?

a)

Self-Esteem

b)

Social

c)

Safety

d)

Self-Actualisation

6.

Which of the following could be used to satisfy Maslow's Self-Esteem Needs?

a)

Provide employees with a free breakfast at work

b)

Organise a staff lunch at a restaurant every Friday

c)

Introduce an 'Employee of the Week' Award

d)

Introduce flexible working hours so staff can start their working day later

7.

Rose 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)

A satisfier 

b)

A motivator 

c)

A hygiene factor 

d)

A job content factor 

8.
__________ is the processes that account for an individual's intensity, direction, and persistence of effort toward attaining a goal.
a)
Perception
b)
Motivation
c)
Cooperation
d)
Affect
9.

Herzberg two-factor theory of motivation suggests that:

a)

Removing dissatisfaction at work by ensuring the ‘hygiene factors’ that are in place will lead to motivated workers

b)

Higher pay will always lead to better motivated workers

c)

One of the ‘motivator’ factors is reducing the hours of work

d)

One of the ‘motivator’ factors is to provide challenging and rewarding work

10.

Which element of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs would an organization be satisfying if it provides its workers with pension plans

a)

Social

b)

Security

c)

Self-esteem

d)

Physiological

11.

Marissa works in a small supermarket. She thinks that the pay is good. While she enjoys the group of friends with whom she works, she is considering leaving because she feels that her work is not appreciated and is not challenging enough.

According to Maslow, which of the following reasons BEST explains Mary’s desire to leave?

a)

Security needs are not being met

b)

None of her needs is being met

c)

Higher order needs are not being satisfied

d)

Lower order needs are not being satisfied

12.

At which level of Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs would ‘open and honest communication among employees’ be applicable?

a)

Social

b)

Safety

c)

Esteem

d)

Self-actualization

13.

Which of the following would NOT be classified as a hygiene factor based on Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory?

a)

Pay

b)

Job security

c)

Recognition

d)

working conditions

14.

People dislike work, are not motivated by the desire to do a good job and must be closely supervised. Which of the following categories do these assumptions fall into?

a)

Theory x

b)

Administrative school

c)

Theory y

d)

Human resource model

15.

According to Maslow, what is represented when employees have a desire for positive self-image and the desire to succeed?

a)

Self actualization need

b)

Esteem need

c)

The need to belong

d)

Safety need

16.

Maslow’s Hierarchy of human needs suggest that

a)

All workers will be able to reach self-actualization

b)

Esteem needs are fully met from paying workers more money

c)

Recognition from work done well is an important part of satisfying esteem needs

d)

If a worker feel that his/her social needs are being met through work, then job security is no longer needed

17.

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:

a)

Expectancy Theory

b)

Maslow Theory

c)

Behavior Modification Theory

d)

Herzberg Theory

18.

Whose theory was X & Y?

a)

Vroom

b)

Maslow

c)

McGregor

d)

Herzberg

19.

A supervisor who believes in ____________________

will likely monitor employees closely to ensure that

their work is completed.

a)

McGregor’s Theory X

b)

McGregor’s Theory Y

c)

Herzberg Two Factor Theory

d)

Herzberg Motivator Factor

20.

If Mirza is categorized as a Theory X manager, which of the following behaviors is she most likely to exhibit?

a)

She will empower her subordinates.

b)

She will trust her employees to use their discretion in most matters.

c)

She will strictly control all the details of any project she is managing.

d)

She will delegate authority extensively to junior managers.

21.

________ is the belief that performance is related to rewards.

a)

Valence

b)

Expectancy

c)

Effort

d)

Instrumentality

22.

According to Douglas McGregor's Theory Y, a manager assumes that employees ________.

a)

A) need to be directed

b)

B) prefer to be controlled

c)

C) learn to accept responsibility

d)

D) need to be micromanaged

23.

One of the students is continually late to class. The professor has tried numerous verbal warnings and recently took points away from the student's grade. Based on the above, the professor's actions are consistent with which of the following reinforcement techniques?

a)

Negative reinforcement

b)

Punishment

c)

Positive reinforcement

d)

Extinction

24.

" I will give Honda Civic to my workers who can hit 1 million sales by this year!" These statements is best refer to

a)

Maslow theory

b)

Herzberg theory

c)

expectancy theory

d)

reinforcement theory

25.

" I will cut your salary if you still don't improve your performance!" These statements is best refer to

a)

positive reinforcement

b)

negative reinforcement

c)

extinction

d)

punishment