quizzes #3

_________ is the process of curtailing the performance of dysfunctional behaviors by eliminating whatever is reinforcing the behaviors.

Extinction

__________ is a person's perception about the extent to which performance at a certain level results in the attainment of outcomes.

Instrumentality

According to Herzberg's theory, hygiene needs are best satisfied by

a good work environment.

Tyler, an employee of MNM Corp., shows consistent interest in setting clear goals for his performance and is ready to take up challenging roles. He asks his manager to provide feedback on his performance regularly. In the context of McClelland's needs, Tyler is likely to possess a high need for

achievement

Valentina, a manager at KB Tech, organizes company picnics for her employees regularly and tries to promote good interpersonal relationships among her team members. According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, Valentina is trying to satisfy the ________ needs of her employees at work.

belongingness

An individual who is both intrinsically and extrinsically motivated is more likely to

enjoy taking care of patients and be motivated by having a secure job with good benefits.

The theory of motivation that concentrates on people's perceptions of the fairness of their work outcomes relative to, or in proportion to, their work inputs is

equity.

Satisfying an employee's esteem needs, as described in Maslow's hierarchy of motives, can be accomplished with the policy of

granting promotions and recognizing the accomplishments of individual employees.

Using piece-rate pay, management bases an employee's pay on the

number of units each employee produces.

According to expectancy theory, if expectancy is high, people

perceive that if they try hard, they can perform at a high level

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, the lowest-level needs are the ________ needs.

physiological

When a manager gives people the opportunity to use their skills and abilities to the fullest extent possible, the ________ needs of people at work are satisfied.

self-actualization

An individual's belief about his or her ability to perform a behavior successfully is called

self-efficacy.

The concept that proposes that motivation results not only from direct experience of rewards and punishments but also from a person's thoughts and beliefs is the ________ theory.

social learning

When an individual's own outcome-input ratio is perceived to be less than that of a referent, ________ exists.

underpayment inequity