MCQ

1. …………………. the processes that account for an individual’s intensity, direction, and persistence of effort
toward attaining a goal
a. Attitude
b. Personality
c. Perception
d. motivation
2. there are ………… key elements of motivation
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
3. ……………… is concerned with how hard a person tries
a. Direction
b. Consistency
c. Intensity
d. Persistence
4. ……………………. Is the orientation that benefits the organization
a. Direction
b. Consistency
c. Intensity
d. Persistence
5. ……………….. is a measure of how long a person can maintain his/her effort
a. Direction
b. Consistency
c. Intensity
d. Persistence
6. Maslow classifies one’s Needs to ………………. Categories
a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
d. 7
7. Theory ……….. assumptions are basically negative
a. A
b. B
c. X
d. Y
8. McClelland classifies one’s Needs to ………………. Categories
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
9. drive to excel, to achieve in relation to a set of standards, to strive to succeed. These are related to the
need for ………….
a. Safety
b. Power
c. Affiliation
d. achievement

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10. need to make others behave in a way that they would not have behaved otherwise. These are related to
the need for ………….
a. Safety
b. Power
c. Affiliation
d. achievement
11. desire for friendly and close interpersonal relationships. These are related to the need for ………….
a. Safety
b. Power
c. Affiliation
d. achievement
12. ………………. theory acknowledges that extrinsic rewards can improve even intrinsic motivation under
specific circumstances
a. Self-Determination
b. Self-concordance
c. Self-efficacy
d. Reinforcement
13. …………………. considers how strongly people’s reasons for pursuing goals are consistent with their
interests and core values
a. Self-Determination
b. Self-concordance
c. Self-efficacy
d. Reinforcement
14. …………………. is the investment of an employee’s physical, cognitive, and emotional energies into job
performance
a. Self-concordance
b. Job engagement
c. Self-efficacy
d. Reinforcement
15. ……………. is an individual’s belief that he or she is capable of performing a task
a. Self-concordance
b. Job engagement
c. Self-efficacy
d. Reinforcement
16. ………… theory states that behavior is a function of its consequences
a. Self-concordance
b. Job engagement
c. Reinforcement
d. Self-efficacy
𝑶 𝑶
17. When 𝑰 > 𝑰 , there will be
𝑨 𝑩
a. Inequity due to being underrated
b. Equity
c. Inequity due to being overrated
d. None of the above
18. When employees perceive an inequity, they can be predicted to make one of ……………… choices
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5

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 d. 6
19. ………………. Theory argues that a tendency to act in a certain way depends on an expectation that the
act will be followed by a given outcome and on the attractiveness of that outcome to the individual
a. Self-concordance
b. Job engagement
c. Reinforcement
d. Expectancy
20. …………… theory helps explain why a lot of workers aren’t motivated on their jobs and do only the
minimum necessary to get by.
a. Self-concordance
b. Job engagement
c. Reinforcement
d. Expectancy

# Ans. # Ans. # Ans. # Ans.

1 D 6 B 11 C 16 C
2 B 7 C 12 A 17 C
3 C 8 A 13 B 18 D
4 A 9 D 14 B 19 D
5 D 10 B 15 C 20 D

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True and False
1. The level of motivation varies both between individuals and but constant within individuals at
different times
2. Persistence is the orientation that benefits the organization.
3. Theory Y assumes employees inherently dislike work and must be enforced into performing
4. In theory Y, lower-order needs dominate individuals
5. McClelland himself believed that Theory Y assumptions were more valid than Theory X.
6. The Need for affiliation contains drive to excel, to achieve in relation to a set of standards, to
strive to succeed.
7. Research on self-efficacy theory has focused on cognitive evaluation theory
8. People paid for work feel less like they have to do it and more like they want to it.
9. There are more engaged employees in small organizations than in average organizations
10. Difficult goals, when accepted, result in lower performance than do easy goals.
11. People with a prevention focus strive for advancement and accomplishment and approach
conditions that move them closer toward desired goals.
12. Reinforcement theory depends on feelings, attitudes, expectations, and other cognitive
variables known to affect behavior.
𝑶 𝑶
13. When > , there will be Inequity due to being underrated
𝑰𝑨 𝑰𝑩

14. Equity theory argues that a tendency to act in a certain way depends on an expectation that
the act will be followed by a given outcome
15. Expectancy theory helps explain why a lot of workers aren’t motivated on their jobs and do
only the maximum efforts to get by

# Ans. # Ans. # Ans.

1 F 6 F 11 F
2 F 7 F 12 F
3 F 8 F 13 F
4 F 9 F 14 F
5 F 10 F 15 F

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