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Motivation
100
Answer 1: The extent to which we believe that we control our environment and our lives. Hint provided: I have a very hard exam in 2 weeks, and even though I am not happy about the material, I believe that if I study hard, I will be able to get a very good grade Anna believes that she really have bad luck in tests, she decided not to study at all for this test because she believes that she will fail it.
What is the locus of control?
100
Christina said that she did very well in her accounting test because she was prepared really well but she said that she did not do well in her psychology test because the professor was really unfair. Hint: It is attribution of personal success to internal causes and failures to external causes
What perception bias fits in this example?
100
Problem, alternatives, decides, implement, and learn
What are steps from PADIL?
100
Forming: 2. Storming: 3. Norming: 4. Performing: 5. Adjourning
What are stages of team development?
100
One of the formulas is: Motivation x Ability x Opportunity Hint provided: expectancy theory, JCM
What are formulas that you learned in motivation chapter?
200
You are experiencing stress because you want to leave early and attend a family event, but you need to finish a work project before you leave. Your co-worker offers to stay late and finish that work so you can attend the family event. Hint provided: It is support that is tangible and practical in nature and it is directed for helping someone.
What kind of support illustrates this example?
200
Anna loves to listen to music and faithfully reads her horoscope every day. In her spare time she enjoys aromatherapy and attending a local spirituality group. Based on the description above, is Anna more likely to be a school teacher or a holistic healer? Hint provided: Estimation of the likelihood of an event by comparing it to an existing prototype that already exists in our minds.
What perception bias illustrates this example?
200
Observe data and experiences; I select data from what I observe; I make assumptions based on the meanings I added; I draw conclusions I draw beliefs about the world; I take actions based on my beliefs Hint provided: Drawing a conclusion about something we do not know based on things we do know.
What are ladders of inference?
200
Information processing bias, social loafing, self-limiting behavior, social conformity, increase of risky decisions, bystander effect, choking, escalation of commitment, obedience Hint provided: Teams, performance, and decision making.
What are threats to team performance and decision making?
200
Key sources of motivation: person, manager, motivation
What is the bucket analogy of motivation?
300
Aaron made a plan for her daily activities. She saw that it was last day to apply for fall semester classes. She realized that it was the first thing that she had to do for that day. Hint: Time Management fundamentals; Demand immediate attention
What is important urgent quadrant in time management matrix?
300
Angela went to college for accounting, soon after she understood that it was not the right choice for her but she put a commitment to finish it because she did not wanted others to think about her as a failure. Hint provided: “Throwing good money after bad”
What is escalation of commitment?
300
A method which increases debate and explores a problem from all angles Hint provided: D A
What is devil’s advocate?
300
Joel, Christy, and Carlos worked as a team. They found ways to get each other’s contribution to the task somehow communicated where others can see. Hint provided: Displaying each member’s contribution to a task; one of the best ways to combat social loafing
What is identifiability?
300
The value that the person places on future outcomes Hint: Third element of motivating force
What is valence?
400
Geri exercises every day, she maintains her physical condition. Also she is very persistent to go on during hard times. In tough situations she does not become overwhelmed and helpless. Finally, she sees problems as challenges rather than threats. Hint provided: It is the ability to cope with stress and to remain stable and healthy in face of significant challenges.
What concept from stress management strategies illustrates this example?
400
I do not agree in dangerous of abnormal thyroid if not cured, my grandmother had abnormal thyroid all her life, she never took medication, she is 97 years old and nothing happened to her. Hint provided: Drawing general conclusions based on special cases, special case of representative bias, a fallacy.
What fallacy illustrates this example?
400
Organizational representatives trying to solve a problem go to visit other organizations that are thought to have solved the problem successfully Hint provided: Belongs to generate alternatives step
What is benchmarking?
400
Is the tendency of members of highly cohesive teams to lose their critical capabilities Hint: A common form of social conformity
What is group think?
400
Holding effective meetings; Understanding members’ profile; Building team cohesion; Conducting after action reviews and process checks; Dealing with a free rider
What are effective team interventions?
500
Joe is a very good student. He has very good grades and he is doing very well in all his classes. He thinks for himself that he is slow and below his friends’ level. His major is accounting and this year he is a senior, but he thinks that he never will be able to find a job and be the same as his friends. Hint provided: It is a personal assessment of how well one can execute courses of actions required to deal with prospective situations.
What concept from individual differences illustrates this example?
500
Whether forecasters predict rain and in a few hours get the results of their predictions. They get to see immediately weather that confirms or disconfirms their meteorological model. This process repeats itself every day. Hint provided: Learning from today’s mistakes and successes to reduce failure tomorrow
What concept from overcoming judgment bias illustrates this example?
500
It is a condition in which different initial conditions lead to similar effects. Hint: Not all roads lead to the Rome but many do (Paralyzed by choices).
What is Equifinality?
500
Avoiding being taken advantage of, some team members hedge their efforts and wait to see what other members will Hint: S A do.
What is “sucker aversion”?
500
During review class, students kept asking professor to turn exam into open book. Professor focused on answering other comments but not this one…” Hint provided: Technical definition of a behavior followed by no response, type of reinforcement theory.
What is extinction?