Verified Test Bank Ch.9 Motivation And The Meaning Of Work

Chapter 9: Motivation and the meaning of work

Test Bank

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 09 Question 01

1) Pay is an intrinsic reward.

a. True

b. False

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Title: Chapter 09 Question 02

2) Gamification seeks to turn work into a game using extrinsic motivation to create _________motivation.

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Type: multiple response question

Title: Chapter 09 Question 04

4) Using foul-tasting nail varnish to stop someone biting their nails is an example of _______? Please select all that apply.

a. extinction theory

b. aversion therapy

c. classical conditioning

d. reinforcement

Type: multiple response question

Title: Chapter 09 Question 05

5) Why might classical conditioning not work as well in a workplace setting? Please select all that apply.

a. Reward or punishment needs to be immediate

b. Reward would need to be continuous

c. Rewards need to be of high value, which most firms could not afford to pay

d. Punishments need to be physical, which is not appropriate in a work environment

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Title: Chapter 09 Question 06

6) _______ conditioning recognizes that rewards do not need to be continuous to be effective. It works on the basis that the variability gives an element of surprise and unpredictability.

Type: multiple response question

Title: Chapter 09 Question 07

7) Some of the critiques of behaviourism are that they… Please select all that apply.

a. offer a one-size-fits all solution that does not consider the cognition of individuals.

b. are often applied in too simplistic a fashion in the workplace.

c. have been discredited through more modern research

d. are simplistic and mechanistic.

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Title: Chapter 09 Question 08

8) Structuring choices to make people make better decisions is called ________ theory

Type: multiple response question

Title: Chapter 09 Question 09

9) Which of the following are examples of intrinsic rewards? Please select all that apply.

a. Answering this question because you are interested in the topic of motivation

b. Painting a picture because you have a love of painting

c. Working hard in order to get more pay

d. Answering this question because you are seeking to avoid a bad grade

Type: matching question

Title: Chapter 09 Question 10

10) Match the following levels of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs to their description.

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Title: Chapter 09 Question 11

11) Maslow argues that needs are arranged in a hierarchy of _______

Type: multiple response question

Title: Chapter 09 Question 12

12) Which of the following are critiques of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs? Please select all that apply.

a. The application of Maslow’s ideas to the workplace means the theories are used in a way that is too simplistic

b. The concept of self-actualization is not appropriate for the workplace

c. Maslow’s original ideas are very weak and should be rejected

d. The five levels are not that distinct in practice

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 09 Question 13

13) Pay for Herzberg is a key motivating factor.

a. True

b. False

Type: multiple response question

Title: Chapter 09 Question 14

14) Which of the following are examples of hygiene factors? Please select all that apply.

a. Work itself

b. Advancement

c. Relationship with supervisors

d. Company policy and administration

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Title: Chapter 09 Question 15

15) ________ theories of motivation see motivation as much more individual, subjective, and changeable than behavioural approaches.

Type: multiple response question

Title: Chapter 09 Question 16

16) Goal setting theory argues that you need to have what? Please select all that apply.

a. Clear goals

b. Exciting goals

c. Stretching goals

d. Clear feedback

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Title: Chapter 09 Question 17

17) Seeing work as merely a means to an end was described by Goldthorpe (1968) as an _______ approach to work.