MGT 291 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
What is motivation? - Answer- Forces that determine direction, intensity, and
persistence of effort.
What are the 3 components of motivation? - Answer- Direction, intensity, persistence.
What is Expectancy Theory? - Answer- Motivation depends on expectancy,
instrumentality, and valence.
What is expectancy? - Answer- Belief that effort leads to performance.
What is instrumentality? - Answer- Belief that performance leads to rewards.
What is valence? - Answer- Value of the reward.
What does Goal-Setting Theory say? - Answer- Goals should be specific and difficult to
increase motivation.
What is a key component of Goal-Setting Theory? - Answer- Feedback.
What is Equity Theory? - Answer- People compare their input/output ratio to others for
fairness.
What is psychological empowerment? - Answer- Feeling of control and meaning in
work.
What are the 3 needs in Needs Theory? - Answer- Achievement, power, affiliation.
What is personality? - Answer- Stable traits that influence behavior.
What are the Big Five traits? - Answer- Conscientiousness, agreeableness, neuroticism,
openness, extraversion.
Which Big Five trait best predicts job performance? - Answer- Conscientiousness.
What is extraversion? - Answer- Being outgoing and social.
What is neuroticism? - Answer- Being anxious and emotionally unstable.
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
What is motivation? - Answer- Forces that determine direction, intensity, and
persistence of effort.
What are the 3 components of motivation? - Answer- Direction, intensity, persistence.
What is Expectancy Theory? - Answer- Motivation depends on expectancy,
instrumentality, and valence.
What is expectancy? - Answer- Belief that effort leads to performance.
What is instrumentality? - Answer- Belief that performance leads to rewards.
What is valence? - Answer- Value of the reward.
What does Goal-Setting Theory say? - Answer- Goals should be specific and difficult to
increase motivation.
What is a key component of Goal-Setting Theory? - Answer- Feedback.
What is Equity Theory? - Answer- People compare their input/output ratio to others for
fairness.
What is psychological empowerment? - Answer- Feeling of control and meaning in
work.
What are the 3 needs in Needs Theory? - Answer- Achievement, power, affiliation.
What is personality? - Answer- Stable traits that influence behavior.
What are the Big Five traits? - Answer- Conscientiousness, agreeableness, neuroticism,
openness, extraversion.
Which Big Five trait best predicts job performance? - Answer- Conscientiousness.
What is extraversion? - Answer- Being outgoing and social.
What is neuroticism? - Answer- Being anxious and emotionally unstable.
