Defining Motivation
Early & Contemporary Theories of Motivation
Goal Setting, Self Efficacy, Reinforcement Theories
Equity Theory/Organizational Justice
Expectancy Theory
100
What is the definition of motivation?
The processes that account for an individual's intensity, direction, and persistence of effort toward attaining a goal.
100
What are the five needs in Abraham Maslow's hierarchy?
Physiological, Safety, Social, Esteem, Self-Actualization
100
Define the goal-setting theory
Specific and difficult goals lead to higher performance
100
What is equity theory?
Individuals compare their job inputs and outcomes with those of others
100
What is the expectancy theory?
The strength of our tendency to act a certain way depends on the strength of an expectation of a given outcome and its attractiveness to us.
200
What are the 3 key elements of motivation?
Intensity, Persistence, Direction
200
What are the two lower-order needs in Maslow's hierarchy?
Physiological and Safety
200
True or False: feedback is important for high performance
True
200
Based on equity theory, what are the six choice an employee will make?
Change inputs, change outcomes, distort perceptions of self, distort perceptions of others, choose a different referent, leave the field
200
What are the three relationships focused on with expectancy theory?
Effort-Performance, Performance-Reward, Rewards-Personal Goals
300
Define intensity in relation to motivation
How hard a person tries
300
What are the three higher-order needs in Maslow's hierarchy?
Social, Esteem, Self-Actualization
300
Describe the self-efficacy theory
An individual's belief that he or she is capable of performing a task
300
Define organizational justice
Overall perception of what is fair in the workplace
300
Which relationship says that the degree to which individuals perform will lead to a reward or desired outcome?
Performance-Reward Relationship
400
Define direction in relation to motivation
The orientation that benefits the organization
400
Define the self-determination theory
Theory of motivation that proposes that people prefer to feel that they have control over their actions. People are driven by a need for autonomy
400
What are the four ways self-efficacy can be increased, proposed by Albert Bandura?
Enactive mastery, vicarious modeling, verbal persuasion, arousal
400
What are the four dimensions of organizational justice?
Distributive, Procedural, Interactional (informational & interpersonal)
500
Define persistence in relation to motivation
How long a person can maintain effort
500
Are people more likely to attain goals because of intrinsic or extrinsic interests?
Intrinsic interests
500
Define the reinforcement theory
Behavior is a function of its consequences
500
Is fairness often subjective or objective?
Subjective
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