Motivation in Management MCQs

Motivation in Management MCQs

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1: When seeking to modify undesirable employee behavior, managers should explore the antecedents, behavior, and consequences of the behavior to determine what may be causing it.This type of analysis is known as?

A.   ABC Analysis

B.   SWOT Analysis.

C.   MOST Analysis.

D.   PESTLE Analysis.

2: Candle problem; in a study in which participants were required to affix a candle to a wall using thumbtacks while preventing drip, results showed that money does not motivate people to better perform a task.who invented this Technique?

A.   Karl Duncker

B.   Sigmund Freud

C.   Erik Erikson

D.   Jean Piaget

3: When a specified behavior is rewarded or punished every time it occurs is known as

A.   Continuous Reinforcement

B.   Constant Reinforcement

C.   Primary Reinforcement

D.   Secondary Reinforcement

A.   Distributive Justice

B.   Restorative Justice

C.   Procedural Justice

D.   Retributive Justice

5: The Candle Problem is also known as Duncker’s Candle Problem.

A.   True

B.   False

A.   Equity

B.   Needs

C.   Respect

D.   Reward

7: The need to have esteem for oneself and the need to be respected by others is?

A.   Esteem Needs

B.   Existence Needs

C.   Expectancy

D.   Growth Needs

8: All material and physiological desires (e.g., food, water, air, clothing, safety, physical love, and affection) are?

A.   Esteem Needs

B.   Existence Needs

C.   Expectancy

D.   Growth Needs

9: Relates efforts to performance; in other words, if a person tries, they believe they will achieve a given level of performance are known as?

A.   Motivation

B.   Achievement

C.   Expectancy

D.   Both A and B

10: A theory used to predict the likelihood that an employee will work hard using the formula?

A.   Motivation = Expectancy × Instrumentality × Valence.

B.   Valence = Motivation × Expectancy × Instrumentality

C.   Instrumentality = Valence × Expectancy × Motivation

D.   None of the above

11: Rewards coming from outside, including things like paychecks, benefits, or job titles, is known as?

A.   Intrinsic Rewards

B.   Extrinsic Rewards

C.   Systemwide Rewards

D.   All of the Mentioned

12: Information about reactions to a person’s performance of a task which is used as a basis for improvement is knowns as Feedback

A.   True

B.   False

13: Where the first response is rewarded only after a specified amount of time has elapsed is known as?

A.   Fixed Interval Schedules

B.   Fixed Ratio Schedules

C.   Variable Ratio Schedules

D.   Variable Interval Schedules

14: Where a response is reinforced only after a specific number of responses is known as?

A.   Fixed Interval Schedules

B.   Fixed Ratio Schedules

C.   Variable Ratio Schedules

D.   Variable Interval Schedules

15: The need for self-esteem or self-actualization is known as ?

A.   Growth Needs

B.   Esteem Needs

C.   Existence Needs

D.   Hierarchy Needs

16: Derived from the work of Abraham Maslow, the _____refers to five needs that are ordered by their necessity: physiological needs, safety/security needs, social needs, esteem needs, and self-actualization needs.

A.   Hierarchy Needs

B.   Growth Needs

C.   Esteem Needs

D.   Existence Needs

17: Conditions and practices that prevent people from being satisfied with their work are known as Hygienes.

A.   True

B.   False

A.   Valence

B.   Motivation

C.   Instrumentality

D.   Rewards

19: _____ refers to how decisions are communicated to employees.

A.   Interactional Justice

B.   Restorative Justice

C.   Procedural Justice

D.   Retributive Justice

20: Rewards coming from within, such as the feeling of satisfaction or engagement in one’s work.

A.   Intrinsic Rewards

B.   Extrinsic Rewards

C.   Systemwide Rewards

D.   All of the Mentioned

21: Past actions that led to positive outcomes tend to be repeated is called the law of Effect.

A.   True

B.   False

22: Motivation is defined as:

A.   Direction

B.   Intensity

C.   Persistence

D.   All of the Above

23: The two factors theory that considers aspects of a person’s job that result in satisfaction and others that prevent dissatisfaction also known as

A.   Motivator Achievement Theory

B.   Motivator Hygiene Theory

C.   Hygiene Theory only

D.   Achievement Theory

24: Motivators are aspects of a person’s job that result in _____ .

A.   Satisfaction

B.   Achievements

C.   Dissatisfaction

D.   Both A and B

25: People who need to have influence over others and to have status are known as?

A.   Need for Achievement

B.   Need for Affiliation

C.   Need for Power

D.   Both B and C

26: The removal of an unpleasant event or outcome after the display of a behavior is called?

A.   Negative Reinforcement

B.   Positive Reinforcement

C.   Continuous Reinforcement

D.   Partially Reinforcement

27: Operant Conditioning is the environment that is considered to be the leading motivator of behavior is also known as?

A.   Reinforcement Theory

B.   Motivators Theory

C.   Achievement Theory

D.   Hygiene Theory

28: When reinforcement theory is used in the organizational context to modify behavior is called Individual Behavior Modification.

A.   True

B.   False

29: When one receives a higher reward than should be expected based on the work completed is called?

A.   Overpayment Inequity only

B.   Underpayment Inequity only

C.   Both A and B

D.   None of the Mentioned

A.   Physiological Needs

B.   Esteem Needs

C.   Social Needs

D.   Self Actualization Needs

31: A favorable event or outcome presented after a behavior is called?

A.   Negative Reinforcement

B.   Positive Reinforcement

C.   Extinction

D.   Chaining

32: The fairness of procedures used to determine how outcomes are allocated is called?

A.   Retributive Justice

B.   Restorative Justice

C.   Procedural Justice

D.   Distributive Justice

33: The desire to expend effort to benefit other people is called?

A.   Prosocial Motivation

B.   Intrinsic Motivation

C.   Extrinsic Motivation

D.   Both A and B

34: The presentation of an unpleasant event or outcome to weaken the response it follows is known as Punishment by Removal.

A.   True

B.   False

35: When a pleasant event or outcome is removed after a behavior occurs is known as Punishment by Removal.

A.   True

B.   False

36: Events or outcomes that strengthen or increase the behavior they follow are known as Reinforcers.

A.   True

B.   False

37: Includes social esteem from others and relationships with significant others such as family, friends, coworkers, and managers are known as?

A.   Relatedness Needs

B.   Self Actualization Needs

C.   Physiological Needs

D.   Both B and C

38: To be safe and out of danger is known as?

A.   Safety Needs

B.   Security Needs

C.   Self Actualization Needs

D.   Both A and B

39: Schedules of Reinforcement is how often a reward (or punishment) is applied; this has been found to predict.

A.   Learning and Motivation

B.   Achievement and Motivation

C.   Learning and Achievement

D.   Both A and B

40: Realizing personal potential, self-fulfillment, and seeking personal growth and peak experiences; a desire to become everything one is capable of becoming is known as?

A.   Self Actualization Needs

B.   Esteem Needs

C.   Social Needs

D.   Physiological Needs

41: In behavior modification, when closer and closer approximations of a desired behavior are rewarded is known as?

A.   Shaping

B.   Extinction

C.   Fading

D.   Chaining

42: Which statement is not true for guidelines for setting achievable goals:

A.   Goals should be Simple

B.   Goals should be Measurable

C.   Goals should be Actionable

D.   Goals should be Relevant and Time-bound

43: The need to affiliate with others and be accepted by them is known as?\

A.   Social Needs

B.   Physiological Needs

C.   Self Actualization Needs

D.   Security Needs

44: Goals that employees do not know how to reach because they are difficult are known as Stretch Goals.

A.   True

B.   False

45: When one receives a lower reward than should be expected based on the work completed is called?

A.   Underpayment Inequity

B.   Overpayment Inequity

C.   Both A and B

D.   None of the mentioned

46: The value or strength one places on a particular outcome or reward.

A.   Motivation

B.   Valence

C.   Instrumentality

D.   Rewards

47: When a response is rewarded after an unpredictable amount of time has passed is known as?

A.   Variable Interval Schedules

B.   Variable Ratio Schedules

C.   Fixed Interval Schedules

D.   Fixed Ratio Schedules

48: When a response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses is called?

A.   Variable Interval Schedules

B.   Variable Ratio Schedules

C.   Fixed Interval Schedules

D.   Fixed Ratio Schedules

49: B.F. Skinner proposed that how often a ______ is applied predicts learning and motivation.

A.   reinforcement mechanism

B.   measurable outcome

C.   reward

D.   need

50: Organizational Behavior Modification is a practice that organizations have used to increase performance and reduce ______.

A.   wasted time

B.   overhead costs

C.   headcount

D.   absenteeism