PSYC 3050 FINAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Motivation concerns the conditions responsible for variations in intensity, quality, and
_________ of ongoing behavior.
a. amplitude
b. satisfaction
c. direction
d. learning - Answers -c. direction
What type of motivational approach placed the emphasis for behavior and directed
activity directly on the environment?
a. Behaviorist approach
b. Instrumental approach
c. Nature approach
d. Environmental approach - Answers -a. behaviorist approach
Which theory proposed that various forces in the psychological environment have
valence?
a. Instinct theory
b. Maslow's need theory
c. Field theory
d. Metaphor theory - Answers -c. field theory
What is the basic model for considering the role of motivation in performance?
a. Performance = (Motivation x Ability) + Situational constraints
b. Performance = (Motivation x Ability) - Situational constraints
c. Performance = (Motivation x Situational constraints) + Ability
d. Performance = (Motivation / Situational constraints) + Ability - Answers -b.
performance = (motivation x ability) - situational constraints
Maslow's model fits the person-as-machine metaphor well. Which of the following is
false concerning the model?
a. A person will respond to whatever satisfies the lowest level unfulfilled need.
b. Workers in the same department are assumed to be at the same needs level.
c. The behavior of the individual is unconscious and automatic.
d. An employer needs to know at what need level a worker is operating. - Answers -b.
workers in the same
What is a major problem associated with using contingent reinforcement?
,a. The approach cannot consistently predict motivation.
b. The approach makes too many assumptions of behavior.
c. The approach has little or no role for any cognitive activity.
d. The approach is not applicable in today's workplace. - Answers -c. the approach has
little or no role for any cognitive activity
What is the theory called that suggests that tension exists when individuals hold
incompatible thoughts?
a. Dissonance theory
b. Equity theory
c. Comparison theory
d. Incompatibility theory - Answers -a. dissonance theory
The feedback loop in goal setting theory deals with the discrepancy between:
a. Actual goal accomplishment and expected goal accomplishment of peers.
b. Actual goal accomplishment and the failures the person has experienced.
c. Actual goal accomplishment and the goal to which the person was committed.
d. Actual goal accomplishment and the actual goal accomplishment of peers. - Answers
-c. actual goal accomplishment and the goal to which the person was committed
Managers, across all cultures, tend to employ all of the following motivational practices
except:
a. Quality improvement interventions
b. Differential distribution of rewards
c. Setting goals and making decisions for employees.
d. Design and redesign of jobs and organizations. - Answers -c. setting goals and
making decisions for employees
John, in a meeting with his boss, was elated to hear that the president of the company
was impressed with his contribution. However, when he left the meeting and was sitting
in his office, John began to experience feelings of anger. What theory would most
support John's circumstances?
a. Nine-factor theory
b. Facet satisfaction theory
c. Dissatisfaction theory
d. Opponent process theory - Answers -d. opponent process theory
All of the following are true of the Job Descriptive Index except:
a. It includes a separate overall satisfaction measure.
b. It doesn't provide much information about issues like independence.
c. The actual questionnaire is fairly short.
, d. It assesses satisfaction with five distinct areas of work - Answers -c. the actual
questionnaire is fairly short
. _______________ is related to the work that individuals do, while ________________
concerns whether employees are satisfied with aspects such as pay or benefits.
a. Extrinsic satisfaction; intrinsic satisfaction
b. Intrinsic satisfaction; extrinsic satisfaction
c. Facet satisfaction; extrinsic satisfaction
d. Extrinsic satisfaction; facet satisfaction - Answers -b. intrinsic satisfaction; extrinsic
satisfaction
Sharon, a manager at Solar Corp., has noticed that one of her employees has become
listless on the job, often putting minimal effort into simple projects. Sharon has spoken
to the employee, but the employee has displayed a general unwillingness to change.
The employee is most likely experiencing
a. resigned work satisfaction.
b. constructive work dissatisfaction.
c. boredom with his/her tasks.
d. a reduced interest in success - Answers -a. resigned work satisfaction
___________ are generalized feeling states that are not intense enough to interrupt
ongoing work, whereas ____________ are normally associated with specific events or
occurrences.
a. Emotions; Moods
b. Moods; Emotions
c. Feelings; Moods
d. Moods; Feelings - Answers -b.moods; emotions
Which of the following statements is incorrect concerning affectivity?
a. Positive people tend to be more satisfied with their jobs than negative people.
b. Affectivity as measured in adolescence predicts later job satisfaction.
c. Neuroticism is often referred to as positive affectivity.
d. Job satisfaction and affectivity have reciprocal influences on each other. - Answers -
c. neuroticism is often referred to as positive affectivity
All of the following are elements of core evaluations except:
a. Locus of control
b. Self-efficacy
c. Stimuli observation
d. Absence of neuroticism - Answers -c. stimuli observation
Motivation concerns the conditions responsible for variations in intensity, quality, and
_________ of ongoing behavior.
a. amplitude
b. satisfaction
c. direction
d. learning - Answers -c. direction
What type of motivational approach placed the emphasis for behavior and directed
activity directly on the environment?
a. Behaviorist approach
b. Instrumental approach
c. Nature approach
d. Environmental approach - Answers -a. behaviorist approach
Which theory proposed that various forces in the psychological environment have
valence?
a. Instinct theory
b. Maslow's need theory
c. Field theory
d. Metaphor theory - Answers -c. field theory
What is the basic model for considering the role of motivation in performance?
a. Performance = (Motivation x Ability) + Situational constraints
b. Performance = (Motivation x Ability) - Situational constraints
c. Performance = (Motivation x Situational constraints) + Ability
d. Performance = (Motivation / Situational constraints) + Ability - Answers -b.
performance = (motivation x ability) - situational constraints
Maslow's model fits the person-as-machine metaphor well. Which of the following is
false concerning the model?
a. A person will respond to whatever satisfies the lowest level unfulfilled need.
b. Workers in the same department are assumed to be at the same needs level.
c. The behavior of the individual is unconscious and automatic.
d. An employer needs to know at what need level a worker is operating. - Answers -b.
workers in the same
What is a major problem associated with using contingent reinforcement?
,a. The approach cannot consistently predict motivation.
b. The approach makes too many assumptions of behavior.
c. The approach has little or no role for any cognitive activity.
d. The approach is not applicable in today's workplace. - Answers -c. the approach has
little or no role for any cognitive activity
What is the theory called that suggests that tension exists when individuals hold
incompatible thoughts?
a. Dissonance theory
b. Equity theory
c. Comparison theory
d. Incompatibility theory - Answers -a. dissonance theory
The feedback loop in goal setting theory deals with the discrepancy between:
a. Actual goal accomplishment and expected goal accomplishment of peers.
b. Actual goal accomplishment and the failures the person has experienced.
c. Actual goal accomplishment and the goal to which the person was committed.
d. Actual goal accomplishment and the actual goal accomplishment of peers. - Answers
-c. actual goal accomplishment and the goal to which the person was committed
Managers, across all cultures, tend to employ all of the following motivational practices
except:
a. Quality improvement interventions
b. Differential distribution of rewards
c. Setting goals and making decisions for employees.
d. Design and redesign of jobs and organizations. - Answers -c. setting goals and
making decisions for employees
John, in a meeting with his boss, was elated to hear that the president of the company
was impressed with his contribution. However, when he left the meeting and was sitting
in his office, John began to experience feelings of anger. What theory would most
support John's circumstances?
a. Nine-factor theory
b. Facet satisfaction theory
c. Dissatisfaction theory
d. Opponent process theory - Answers -d. opponent process theory
All of the following are true of the Job Descriptive Index except:
a. It includes a separate overall satisfaction measure.
b. It doesn't provide much information about issues like independence.
c. The actual questionnaire is fairly short.
, d. It assesses satisfaction with five distinct areas of work - Answers -c. the actual
questionnaire is fairly short
. _______________ is related to the work that individuals do, while ________________
concerns whether employees are satisfied with aspects such as pay or benefits.
a. Extrinsic satisfaction; intrinsic satisfaction
b. Intrinsic satisfaction; extrinsic satisfaction
c. Facet satisfaction; extrinsic satisfaction
d. Extrinsic satisfaction; facet satisfaction - Answers -b. intrinsic satisfaction; extrinsic
satisfaction
Sharon, a manager at Solar Corp., has noticed that one of her employees has become
listless on the job, often putting minimal effort into simple projects. Sharon has spoken
to the employee, but the employee has displayed a general unwillingness to change.
The employee is most likely experiencing
a. resigned work satisfaction.
b. constructive work dissatisfaction.
c. boredom with his/her tasks.
d. a reduced interest in success - Answers -a. resigned work satisfaction
___________ are generalized feeling states that are not intense enough to interrupt
ongoing work, whereas ____________ are normally associated with specific events or
occurrences.
a. Emotions; Moods
b. Moods; Emotions
c. Feelings; Moods
d. Moods; Feelings - Answers -b.moods; emotions
Which of the following statements is incorrect concerning affectivity?
a. Positive people tend to be more satisfied with their jobs than negative people.
b. Affectivity as measured in adolescence predicts later job satisfaction.
c. Neuroticism is often referred to as positive affectivity.
d. Job satisfaction and affectivity have reciprocal influences on each other. - Answers -
c. neuroticism is often referred to as positive affectivity
All of the following are elements of core evaluations except:
a. Locus of control
b. Self-efficacy
c. Stimuli observation
d. Absence of neuroticism - Answers -c. stimuli observation
