Solutions For Behavioral Economics 1st Edition by Brandon Lehr

TESTED AND CONFIRMED A+ ANSWERS 1. (p. 27) According to the MARS model of individual behavior and performance, employee performance will remain high if one of the four factors in the model is significantly strong. FALSE All four factors in the MARS model are critical influences on an individual's voluntary behavior and performance; if any one of them is low in a given situation, the employee would perform the task poorly. 2. (p. 27) The MARS model identifies the four main factors that influence individual behavior: motivation, ability, role perceptions, and situational factors. TRUE The MARS model identifies four factors that influence motivation, ability, role perceptions, and situational factors. 3. (p. 27) Motivation refers to the external forces on a person that causes him or her to engage in specific behaviors. FALSE Motivation represents the forces within a person that affect his or her direction, intensity, and persistence of voluntary behavior. 4. (p. 27) Direction refers to the amount of effort allocated to the common goal of an organization. FALSE Direction refers to the path along which people engage their effort. 5. (p. 27) The forces within themselves affect employee motivation. TRUE Motivation refers to the forces within a person that affect his or her direction, intensity, and persistence of voluntary behavior. 6. (p. 28) Aptitudes are natural talents that help individuals learn specific tasks more quickly and perform them better than other people. TRUE Aptitudes are the natural talents that help employees learn specific tasks more quickly and perform them better