ASU COMBINED SOLUTIONS FOR EEE 333
LAB 1-4 MIDTERM EXAM ARIZONA STATE
UNIVERSITY ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Process theories of motivation focus solely on identifying internal
factors influencing motivation. Answer: False
⩥ Content theories of motivation focus on identifying internal factors
influencing motivation. Answer: True
⩥ One implication of Maslow's theory is that managers can feel
comfortable that once an employee has been motivated, he or she will
remain motivated. Answer: False
⩥ A person's needs remain unchanged over his or her lifetime. Answer:
False
⩥ One implication of Alderfer's ERG theory is that mangers should keep
in mind that workers may be motivated to pursue lower-level needs
because they are frustrated with higher-order needs. Answer: True
⩥ McClelland argues that individuals with high achievement motivation
are best suited for top-level executive positions.. Answer: False
,⩥ When faced with an inequitable situation, taking a specialized training
program is one way a person can increase him or her inputs. Answer:
True
⩥ According to Herzberg, motivators are job characteristics associated
with job satisfaction. Answer: True
⩥ According to Vroom, expectancy represents a person's belief that a
particular outcome is contingent on accomplishing a specific level of
performance. Answer: False
⩥ The use of monetary incentives enhance the positive effects of goal
setting, especially for difficult goals.. Answer: False
⩥ One advantage of job rotation is increased worker flexibility because
employees are cross-trained to perform different jobs.. Answer: True
⩥ Vertical loading consists of giving workers more responsibility,
usually by taking on duties normally performed by their supervisors..
Answer: True
⩥ According to the job characteristics model, autonomy leads to the
psychological state of experienced responsibility. Answer: True
, ⩥ Based on the job characteristics model, the three core job dimensions
of task identity, task significance, and skill variety lead to the
psychological state of experienced meaningfulness. Answer: True
⩥ Extrinsic rewards often fail to motivate because one-shot rewards
have a short-lived motivational impact. Answer: True
⩥ Pap Juans's, a local pizza chain, instituted a new compensation policy
attempting to increase the on-time delivery of its drivers. Drivers were
paid one extra dollar for each on-time delivery, payable on the next pay
period. However, a review of the policy showed that traffic tickets for
reckless driving among delivery drivers had increased by 50% since the
new policy was introduced. Which of the following best explains why
this reward system did not perform as expected?. Answer: The
organization was unintentionally rewarding counterproductive behavior.
⩥ As the mother of two small children; Jen struggles to make ends meet
on her minimum wage job. After paying rent and child-care expenses,
there is sometimes not enough money left at the end of the month to pay
the heating bill. More than once the family has gone without warmth on
cold nights and she and the kids have gone to bed hungry. Which of the
five basic needs described by Maslow is driving Jen's behavior?.
Answer: Physiological
⩥ According to Maslow, needs are. Answer: internal factors that arouse
behavior.
LAB 1-4 MIDTERM EXAM ARIZONA STATE
UNIVERSITY ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Process theories of motivation focus solely on identifying internal
factors influencing motivation. Answer: False
⩥ Content theories of motivation focus on identifying internal factors
influencing motivation. Answer: True
⩥ One implication of Maslow's theory is that managers can feel
comfortable that once an employee has been motivated, he or she will
remain motivated. Answer: False
⩥ A person's needs remain unchanged over his or her lifetime. Answer:
False
⩥ One implication of Alderfer's ERG theory is that mangers should keep
in mind that workers may be motivated to pursue lower-level needs
because they are frustrated with higher-order needs. Answer: True
⩥ McClelland argues that individuals with high achievement motivation
are best suited for top-level executive positions.. Answer: False
,⩥ When faced with an inequitable situation, taking a specialized training
program is one way a person can increase him or her inputs. Answer:
True
⩥ According to Herzberg, motivators are job characteristics associated
with job satisfaction. Answer: True
⩥ According to Vroom, expectancy represents a person's belief that a
particular outcome is contingent on accomplishing a specific level of
performance. Answer: False
⩥ The use of monetary incentives enhance the positive effects of goal
setting, especially for difficult goals.. Answer: False
⩥ One advantage of job rotation is increased worker flexibility because
employees are cross-trained to perform different jobs.. Answer: True
⩥ Vertical loading consists of giving workers more responsibility,
usually by taking on duties normally performed by their supervisors..
Answer: True
⩥ According to the job characteristics model, autonomy leads to the
psychological state of experienced responsibility. Answer: True
, ⩥ Based on the job characteristics model, the three core job dimensions
of task identity, task significance, and skill variety lead to the
psychological state of experienced meaningfulness. Answer: True
⩥ Extrinsic rewards often fail to motivate because one-shot rewards
have a short-lived motivational impact. Answer: True
⩥ Pap Juans's, a local pizza chain, instituted a new compensation policy
attempting to increase the on-time delivery of its drivers. Drivers were
paid one extra dollar for each on-time delivery, payable on the next pay
period. However, a review of the policy showed that traffic tickets for
reckless driving among delivery drivers had increased by 50% since the
new policy was introduced. Which of the following best explains why
this reward system did not perform as expected?. Answer: The
organization was unintentionally rewarding counterproductive behavior.
⩥ As the mother of two small children; Jen struggles to make ends meet
on her minimum wage job. After paying rent and child-care expenses,
there is sometimes not enough money left at the end of the month to pay
the heating bill. More than once the family has gone without warmth on
cold nights and she and the kids have gone to bed hungry. Which of the
five basic needs described by Maslow is driving Jen's behavior?.
Answer: Physiological
⩥ According to Maslow, needs are. Answer: internal factors that arouse
behavior.
