Nature of Motivation Perceptions Personality
Our personality is a function of
Genetic and Environment
Which personality variable is a good predictor of job performance for a majority of jobs?
Conscientiousness
_____ are individuals who are able to adjust to their settings and therefore get promoted
Self-monitoring.
Low self monitors get promoted faster than high self monitors True False
False
What is self efficacy?
Confidence in accomplishing a specific task. Individuals with high self efficacy learn better.
What are the four reinforcement strategies?
Positive Reinforcement Negative reinforcement Punishment Extinction
What are the four reinforcement strategies?
Positive Reinforcement Negative reinforcement Punishment Extinction
The highest need as per Maslow’s Needs Hierarchy
Self actualization
regresses back to lower needs
According to ERG, when higher level needs are not met, the individual _______
Need for affiliation
Desire to establish and maintain friendly and warm relations with others
______ is based on the phenomenon of social comparison
Equity Theory
According to Tuckman, in which stage of group development is there a lot of conflict _________
Which of the following are stages of decision making (as per the classical decision making model) List all alternatives List consequences of alternatives Rank the alternatives select the best alternative
All of them
What are the two major concepts as per March and Simon:
Satisficing Bounded rationality
Firing the CEO is
One solution for ending escalating commitment
The biggest problem with group decision making is.
It is slower than individual decision making
What are some of organizational interventions towards stress management
Job redesign Job security Flexible work hours Telecomuting Exercise facilities
According to Tuckman, in which stage of group development is there a lot of conflict _________
Storming
Based on the punctuated equilibrium model of group development, your performance in your group project is based on _________
Your group processes during the equilibrium phase However the performance is based on work you do after this exam
Informal rules among group members are called
Group norms
What are three ways of reducing social loafing?
Make individual contributions identifiable Make individuals feel valuable to the group Keep team small
What are some of stress- management strategies for individuals?
Time management having a mentor Meditation Social support
What are some of organizational interventions towards stress management
Job redesign Job security Flexible work hours Telecomuting Exercise facilities
The relationship between stress and performance is _______
An Inverted U
Some individuals are more prone to stress than others. True or False
True Type A Ability
The highest need as per Maslow’s Needs Hierarchy
Self actualization
regresses back to lower needs
According to ERG, when higher level needs are not met, the individual _______
Define need for affiliation
Desire to establish and maintain friendly and warm relations with others
______ is based on the phenomenon of social comparison
Equity Theory
_____ are collections of feelings, beliefs and thoughts about how to behave that people currently hold about their jobs and organizations
Work attitudes
What does ASA stand for
Attraction, Selection and Attrition
Which of the following can be traced to a specific cause: Emotion or mood
Emotion
Which of the following factors are associated with job satisfaction: 1) personality 2) social influence 3) values 4) the movie I watched last night.
1) personality 2) social influence 3) values
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What is motivation?
The psychological forces that determines a person’s behavior, effort and level of persistence at work.
Which need (as per Maslow) talks about needs for social interaction, friendship and affection
Belongingness (social) needs
What is self efficacy?
Confidence in accomplishing a specific task. Individuals with high self efficacy learn better.
What is demography?
Obvious aspects of a person– age, gender, ethnicity etc,
What is scientific Management
A set of principles and practices designed to increase performance by stressing job simplification and specialization
The five core dimensions of the Job Characteristics Model are
Skill Variety Task Identity Task significance Autonomy Feedback (personality and JCM)
The three dimensions of motivation are
Intensity direction Persistence
What are the three lower order needs as per Maslow
Physiological safety Social
What are the four different ways of changing behavior based on the operant conditioning model?
Positive Reinforcement Negative reinforcement Punishment Extinction
Define learning
A process through which individuals change their behavior based on positive or negative experiences in a situation
According to the Socio-Cogntive theory, what are the three drivers of learning
Self efficacy Vicarious learning self control
__________ is the process by which people make sense about the world around them
Perception
Being seen as a friend of a powerful person _______
is called Basking in Reflected Glory
The tendency to underestimate the influence of situational factors and over estimate the influence of personal factors in evaluating someone else’s behavior is ______
Attribution Error
Attribution theory has been used to explain ______
Stock prices
_______ are cognitive frameworks that represent organized knowledge
Schemas