Motivation Basics
This is the internal psychological force that initiates, directs, and sustains goal-directed behavior.
What is motivation?
This type of motivation comes from enjoyment or satisfaction within the individual.
What is intrinsic?
A manager gives an employee a bonus after excellent performance, making that performance more likely to happen again.
What is positive reinforcement?
In expectancy theory, this belief means that putting in effort will lead to successful performance.
What is expectancy?
At the bottom of Maslow’s hierarchy are these basic needs, including food, water, and sleep.
What are physiological needs?
This component of motivation describes how hard a person tries.
What is intensity?
This type of motivation comes from external rewards, such as money, bonuses, or prizes.
What is extrinsic?
A supervisor stops requiring an annoying daily check-in after an employee consistently meets expectations, increasing the likelihood of that behavior.
What is negative reinforcement?
In expectancy theory, this belief means that successful performance will lead to a particular reward or outcome.
What is instrumentality?
The need for protection, stability, and freedom from danger belongs to this level.
What are safety needs?
This component describes how long a person continues working toward a goal.
What is persistence?
An employee works overtime only because they want to earn extra pay.
What is extrinsic?
A worker loses a privilege after repeatedly arriving late, with the goal of reducing lateness.
What is punishment?
An employee is offered a reward they do not care about. This component of expectancy theory is low.
What is valence?
An employee chooses to focus on improving customer satisfaction rather than increasing sales. Which component of motivation does this demonstrate?
What is direction?
An employee enjoys solving difficult problems because the work itself is satisfying.
What is intrinsic?
A manager stops giving attention to an employee’s attention-seeking interruptions, causing the interruptions to decrease over time.
What is extinction?