Match the term with the definition/scenario by placing the letter for your selection in the far left column. Use this exercise to help you study for Mid-term Exam 2.
Term Definition/Scenario
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motivation
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Best known theory of motivation
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Intensity, direction, and persistence
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Specific and difficult goals, with feedback, lead to higher performance.
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intensity
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Skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and feedback.
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persistence
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Two or more people split a 40-hour week job.
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Self-determination theory
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I can start and stop my work day at whatever time is convenient for me.
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Pygmalion effect
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Another name for pay for performance.
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Reinforcement theory
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A reward for recent performance rather than historical performance.
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Behaviorism
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My reward is based on the profitability of the company.
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Equity theory
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Key elements of motivation
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Procedural justice
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I get paid a fixed sum for every unit I produce.
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Job rotation
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Iâ€TMm working hard because I believe that I will get a raise and a good performance review.
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Telecommuting
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A person believes that they got the raise they deserved.
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Participative management
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Individualâ€TMs belief that he or she is capable of performing a task.
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Profit-sharing plan
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Processes that account for an individualâ€TMs intensity, direction, and persistence of effort toward attaining a goal.
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Bonus
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Needs that explain motivation: achievement, power, and affiliation.
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Piece-rate pay plan
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People prefer to feel that they have control over their actions.
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Variable-pay program
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Another name for self-fulfilling prophecy
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Flextime
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I work from home at least two days a week on my work computer.
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Job sharing
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Motivational process that measures how long a person can maintain effort.
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Job characteristics model
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Once my boss explained why I got the raise that I did, I felt that the process was fair.
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Expectancy theory
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My immediate supervisor lets me share a significant degree of decision-making power with him or her.
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Distributive justice
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Another term for cross training.
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Self-efficacy theory
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People compare their inputs and outputs with those of others and respond to inequities.
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Goal-setting theory
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A person behaves based on stimuli that reinforce the behavior (they are not aware).
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McClelland's theory of needs
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A person comes to work on time every day so that they do not get docked for being late (they are aware).
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Hierarchy of needs
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Motivational process that describes how hard a person tries.
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