Match the term with the definition/scenario by placing the letter for your selec
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Question
Match the term with the definition/scenario by placing the letter for your selection in the far left column. Use this exercise to help you study for Mid-term Exam 2.
Term Definition/Scenario
motivation
Best known theory of motivation
Intensity, direction, and persistence
Specific and difficult goals, with feedback, lead to higher performance.
intensity
Skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and feedback.
persistence
Two or more people split a 40-hour week job.
Self-determination theory
I can start and stop my work day at whatever time is convenient for me.
Pygmalion effect
Another name for pay for performance.
Reinforcement theory
A reward for recent performance rather than historical performance.
Behaviorism
My reward is based on the profitability of the company.
Equity theory
Key elements of motivation
Procedural justice
I get paid a fixed sum for every unit I produce.
Job rotation
I’m working hard because I believe that I will get a raise and a good performance review.
Telecommuting
A person believes that they got the raise they deserved.
Participative management
Individual’s belief that he or she is capable of performing a task.
Profit-sharing plan
Processes that account for an individual’s intensity, direction, and persistence of effort toward attaining a goal.
Bonus
Needs that explain motivation: achievement, power, and affiliation.
Piece-rate pay plan
People prefer to feel that they have control over their actions.
Variable-pay program
Another name for self-fulfilling prophecy
Flextime
I work from home at least two days a week on my work computer.
Job sharing
Motivational process that measures how long a person can maintain effort.
Job characteristics model
Once my boss explained why I got the raise that I did, I felt that the process was fair.
Expectancy theory
My immediate supervisor lets me share a significant degree of decision-making power with him or her.
Distributive justice
Another term for cross training.
Self-efficacy theory
People compare their inputs and outputs with those of others and respond to inequities.
Goal-setting theory
A person behaves based on stimuli that reinforce the behavior (they are not aware).
McClelland’s theory of needs
A person comes to work on time every day so that they do not get docked for being late (they are aware).
Hierarchy of needs
Motivational process that describes how hard a person tries.
motivation
Best known theory of motivation
Intensity, direction, and persistence
Specific and difficult goals, with feedback, lead to higher performance.
intensity
Skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and feedback.
persistence
Two or more people split a 40-hour week job.
Self-determination theory
I can start and stop my work day at whatever time is convenient for me.
Pygmalion effect
Another name for pay for performance.
Reinforcement theory
A reward for recent performance rather than historical performance.
Behaviorism
My reward is based on the profitability of the company.
Equity theory
Key elements of motivation
Procedural justice
I get paid a fixed sum for every unit I produce.
Job rotation
I’m working hard because I believe that I will get a raise and a good performance review.
Telecommuting
A person believes that they got the raise they deserved.
Participative management
Individual’s belief that he or she is capable of performing a task.
Profit-sharing plan
Processes that account for an individual’s intensity, direction, and persistence of effort toward attaining a goal.
Bonus
Needs that explain motivation: achievement, power, and affiliation.
Piece-rate pay plan
People prefer to feel that they have control over their actions.
Variable-pay program
Another name for self-fulfilling prophecy
Flextime
I work from home at least two days a week on my work computer.
Job sharing
Motivational process that measures how long a person can maintain effort.
Job characteristics model
Once my boss explained why I got the raise that I did, I felt that the process was fair.
Expectancy theory
My immediate supervisor lets me share a significant degree of decision-making power with him or her.
Distributive justice
Another term for cross training.
Self-efficacy theory
People compare their inputs and outputs with those of others and respond to inequities.
Goal-setting theory
A person behaves based on stimuli that reinforce the behavior (they are not aware).
McClelland’s theory of needs
A person comes to work on time every day so that they do not get docked for being late (they are aware).
Hierarchy of needs
Motivational process that describes how hard a person tries.
Explanation / Answer
motivation - Processes that account for an individual’s intensity, direction, and persistence of effort toward attaining a goal.
Intensity, direction, and persistence - Key elements of motivation
intensity - Motivational process that describes how hard a person tries.
persistence - Motivational process that measures how long a person can maintain effort.
Self-determination theory People prefer to feel that they have control over their actions.
Pygmalion effect - Another name for self-fulfilling prophecy
Reinforcement theory - A person behaves based on stimuli that reinforce the behavior (they are not aware).
Behaviorism - A person comes to work on time every day so that they do not get docked for being late (they are aware).
Equity theory - People compare their inputs and outputs with those of others and respond to inequities.
Procedural justice - A person believes that they got the raise they deserved.
Job rotation - Another term for cross training.
Telecommuting - I work from home at least two days a week on my work computer.
Participative management - My immediate supervisor lets me share a significant degree of decision-making power with him or her.
Profit-sharing plan - My reward is based on the profitability of the company.
Bonus - A reward for recent performance rather than historical performance.
Piece-rate pay plan - I get paid a fixed sum for every unit I produce.
Variable-pay program - Another name for pay for performance.
Flextime - I can start and stop my work day at whatever time is convenient for me.
Job sharing - Two or more people split a 40-hour week job.
Job characteristics model - Skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and feedback.
Expectancy theory - I’m working hard because I believe that I will get a raise and a good performance review.
Distributive justice - Once my boss explained why I got the raise that I did, I felt that the process was fair.
Self-efficacy theory - Individual’s belief that he or she is capable of performing a task.
Goal-setting theory - Specific and difficult goals, with feedback, lead to higher performance.
McClelland’s theory of needs - Needs that explain motivation: achievement, power, and affiliation.
Hierarchy of needs - Best known theory of motivation