MHA 701 Ch 6 Quiz
Motivation - answer The conscious or unconscious reason(s) that one has for acting in a
particular way and one's general desire or willingness to do something.
The purpose of an individual's behavior - answer Is to satisfy needs or wants
Need - answer Is anything a person requires or desires
A want - answer Is the conscious recognition of a need
Content theories of motivation - answerAlso referred to as needs theories.
Explain the specific factors that motivate people.
Assumes tha individuals are motivated by the desire to satisfy their inner needs.
Answer the question, what drives behavior?
Process theories of motivation (AKA Cognitive theories) - answer Focus on the
cognitive processes underlying an individual's level of motivation.
This approach provides a description and an analysis of how behavior is energized,
directed, sustained, and stopped. Process theories help to explain how an employee's
behavior is initiated, redirected, and halted.
Abraham Maslow - answerThe father of humanistic psychology, is the most popular and
widely cited human motivation theorist. Believes human behavior is controlled by
internal and external factors.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - answerPhysiological- hunger/thirst
Safety- security
Love and belonging
Self-esteem
Self actualization
Deficiency needs (D-needs) - answerphysiological, safety, belonging, and self-esteem
as deficiency needs (D-needs) because fi any of these motivators arenot satisfied, an
inner tension
is created within the individual that must be relieved (
Being need (B need) - answerSelf-actualization because it is motivating without there
being a deficiency.
Motivation - answer The conscious or unconscious reason(s) that one has for acting in a
particular way and one's general desire or willingness to do something.
The purpose of an individual's behavior - answer Is to satisfy needs or wants
Need - answer Is anything a person requires or desires
A want - answer Is the conscious recognition of a need
Content theories of motivation - answerAlso referred to as needs theories.
Explain the specific factors that motivate people.
Assumes tha individuals are motivated by the desire to satisfy their inner needs.
Answer the question, what drives behavior?
Process theories of motivation (AKA Cognitive theories) - answer Focus on the
cognitive processes underlying an individual's level of motivation.
This approach provides a description and an analysis of how behavior is energized,
directed, sustained, and stopped. Process theories help to explain how an employee's
behavior is initiated, redirected, and halted.
Abraham Maslow - answerThe father of humanistic psychology, is the most popular and
widely cited human motivation theorist. Believes human behavior is controlled by
internal and external factors.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - answerPhysiological- hunger/thirst
Safety- security
Love and belonging
Self-esteem
Self actualization
Deficiency needs (D-needs) - answerphysiological, safety, belonging, and self-esteem
as deficiency needs (D-needs) because fi any of these motivators arenot satisfied, an
inner tension
is created within the individual that must be relieved (
Being need (B need) - answerSelf-actualization because it is motivating without there
being a deficiency.
