Play the Match Game! Chapters 7 and 8 Match the term with the definition/scenari
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Question
Play the Match Game!
Chapters 7 and 8
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
N
motivation
Best known theory of motivation
I
Intensity, direction, and persistence
Specific and difficult goals, with feedback, lead to higher performance.
Z
intensity
Skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and feedback.
S
persistence
Two or more people split a 40-hour week job.
P
Self-determination theory
I can start and stop my work day at whatever time is convenient for me.
Q
Pygmalion effect
Another name for pay for performance.
Y
Reinforcement theory
A reward for recent performance rather than historical performance.
X
Behaviorism
My reward is based on the profitability of the company.
W
Equity theory
Key elements of motivation
T
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.
N
motivation
Best known theory of motivation
I
Intensity, direction, and persistence
Specific and difficult goals, with feedback, lead to higher performance.
Z
intensity
Skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and feedback.
S
persistence
Two or more people split a 40-hour week job.
P
Self-determination theory
I can start and stop my work day at whatever time is convenient for me.
Q
Pygmalion effect
Another name for pay for performance.
Y
Reinforcement theory
A reward for recent performance rather than historical performance.
X
Behaviorism
My reward is based on the profitability of the company.
W
Equity theory
Key elements of motivation
T
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
The following is the correct definitions of the words:
Motivation-Processes that account for an individual’s intensity, direction, and persistence of effort toward attaining a goal
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
Self-efficacy theory- Individual’s belief that he or she is capable of performing a task
Distributive justice- A person believes that they got the raise they deserved
Bonus- A reward for recent performance rather than historical performance
Hierarchy of needs- Best known theory of motivation
Expectancy theory- A person comes to work on time every day so that they do not get docked for being late (they are aware)
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
Variable-pay program- Another name for pay for performance
Piece-rate pay plan- I get paid a fixed sum for every unit I produce
Profit-sharing plan- My reward is based on the profitability of the company
Job rotation- Another term for cross training
Pygmalion effect- Another name for self-fulfilling prophecy
Telecommuting- I work from home at least two days a week on my work computer
Intensity- Motivational process that describes how hard a person tries
Behaviorism- A person behaves based on stimuli that reinforce the behavior (they are not aware)
Equity theory- People compare their inputs and outputs with those of others and respond to inequities
Persistence- Motivational process that measures how long a person can maintain effort
Intensity, direction, and persistence- Key elements of motivation
Self-determination theory- People prefer to feel that they have control over their actions
Participative management- My immediate supervisor lets me share a significant degree of decision-making power with him or her
Reinforcement theory- Once my boss explained why I got the raise that I did, I felt that the process was fair
Job characteristics model- Skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and feedback
Procedural justice- I’m working hard because I believe that I will get a raise and a good performance review.