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Which of the following is Trueabout goal setting?

A) Specific, difficult goals are best.
B) Difficult goals reduce motivation.
C) SNARK goals result in the highest levels of goals achievement.
D) Employees work hardest and are most engaged when the goals are easy.
E) Equity is the greatest moderator of goal achievement.

F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

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Technically, _____ is a set of subjective probabilities, each ranging from 0 to 1, that successful performance will bring a set of outcomes.

A) valence
B) instrumentality
C) expectancy
D) self-efficacy
E) complexity

F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Which theory suggests that employees create a "mental ledger" of the outcomes they get from their job duties?

_____ theory acknowledges that motivation doesn't just depend on your own beliefs and circumstances but also on what happens to other people.

Motivation that is controlled by some contingency that depends on task performance is called intrinsic motivation.

Motivation determines the direction, intensity, and outcome of effort.

Describe the strategies for fostering goal commitment.

Which of the following is(are) the motivating force(s) with the strongest performance effect?

Identify and explain the possible outcomes of equity theory comparisons and ways to restore the balance for each outcome.

Task strategy reflects how complicated the information and actions involved in a task are, as well as how much the task changes.

The belief that a person has the capabilities needed to execute the behaviors required for task success is known as self-actualization.

Effective job performance is most often a function of:

Describe equity theory. What are the three general possibilities that can result from the comparison of the ratio of outcomes and inputs to the ratio of some comparison other? Describe a situation and your response to it when you experienced a sense of inequity.

Karen is a senior manager at The American Bank. A good part of her workday is spent in meetings with clients, subordinates at the bank, prospective customers, and the auditors. Though Karen has such a busy schedule, she manages to find time for her equally important meetings with the PETA foundation. Karen's commitment to PETA can be classified under which of the following concepts of psychological empowerment?

The dimensions of psychological empowerment include all of these except:

Noticing his reduced performance at work, Dan enrolled himself for training sessions offered by the company and saw his productivity improve. This helped restore his balance of comparison ratios. Prior to enrolling in the training session, Dan was most likely experiencing:

Employees consider _____ for a given task by taking into account their observations and discussions with others who have performed similar tasks.

Employees with high levels of competence can choose what tasks to work on, how to structure those tasks, and how long to pursue those tasks.

Equity theory argues that you compare your ratio of outcomes and inputs to the ratio of some "comparison other."

Valence can be positive, negative, or zero.