PSY 255 Quiz 3 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ||
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1. What is social cognitive (self-efficacy) theory? - ANSWER ✅ People are
motivated when they feel capable of completing a task or reaching a goal.
2. What factors determine a person's level of self-efficacy? - ANSWER ✅
Mastery experiences, modeling, social persuasion, and physiological states.
3. How can organizations support employee self-efficacy? - ANSWER ✅ By
providing knowledge, mentorship, and support that emphasizes employees'
abilities.
4. What is the impact of feedback on goal-setting? - ANSWER ✅ Feedback
helps individuals revise goals and strategies for achieving them.
5. What is the relevance of intrinsic motivation in work settings? - ANSWER
✅ Intrinsic motivation is rare, but more self-determined forms of extrinsic
motivation can still be beneficial.
6. What is the significance of perceived pressure in extrinsic motivation? -
ANSWER ✅ Perceived pressure can reduce the level of self-determination
in motivation.
,7. What does 'identified/integrated regulation' refer to in SDT? - ANSWER ✅
Doing a task because it is personally significant and aligns with one's values.
8. What is the effect of stress on self-efficacy? - ANSWER ✅ Stress can signal
that a task exceeds one's capabilities, negatively impacting self-efficacy.
9. How does equity theory relate to individual differences? - ANSWER ✅
People vary in their sensitivity to inequity; some react more strongly to
perceived imbalances.
10.What is the role of feedback in goal-setting theory? - ANSWER ✅
Feedback is essential for maintaining attention, effort, and persistence
towards goals.
11.What is the importance of autonomy in motivation? - ANSWER ✅ Feeling
in control of one's behavior enhances self-determined motivation.
12.What is the relationship between motivation and job attitudes? - ANSWER
✅ More self-determined forms of motivation lead to better psychological
well-being and job attitudes.
13.What is the implication of Vroom's VIE theory for employee motivation? -
ANSWER ✅ Employees need to value outcomes and believe that their
efforts will lead to performance to be motivated.
14.What are job attitudes? - ANSWER ✅ Relatively stable feelings or beliefs
directed toward specific persons, groups, ideas, jobs, or other objects.
, 15.What components do job attitudes contain? - ANSWER ✅ Affective,
cognitive, and behavioral components.
16.What is job satisfaction? - ANSWER ✅ A positive attitude or emotional
state about one's job.
17.What is organizational identification? - ANSWER ✅ The overlap between
an individual's self-concept and their organization.
18.What are the three types of organizational commitment? - ANSWER ✅
Affective, normative, and continuance commitment.
19.Why do we study job attitudes? - ANSWER ✅ Because attitudes influence
behavior, including organizational citizenship behavior and voluntary
turnover.
20.What is the difference between overall job satisfaction and facet
satisfaction? - ANSWER ✅ Overall satisfaction is a general evaluative
rating, while facet satisfaction focuses on specific elements like pay and
promotion opportunities.
21.What is work engagement? - ANSWER ✅ A positive, fulfilling work-
related state characterized by vigor, dedication, and absorption.
22.What does vigor in work engagement refer to? - ANSWER ✅ A high level
of energy and mental resilience.
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ||
GUARANTEED PASS
1. What is social cognitive (self-efficacy) theory? - ANSWER ✅ People are
motivated when they feel capable of completing a task or reaching a goal.
2. What factors determine a person's level of self-efficacy? - ANSWER ✅
Mastery experiences, modeling, social persuasion, and physiological states.
3. How can organizations support employee self-efficacy? - ANSWER ✅ By
providing knowledge, mentorship, and support that emphasizes employees'
abilities.
4. What is the impact of feedback on goal-setting? - ANSWER ✅ Feedback
helps individuals revise goals and strategies for achieving them.
5. What is the relevance of intrinsic motivation in work settings? - ANSWER
✅ Intrinsic motivation is rare, but more self-determined forms of extrinsic
motivation can still be beneficial.
6. What is the significance of perceived pressure in extrinsic motivation? -
ANSWER ✅ Perceived pressure can reduce the level of self-determination
in motivation.
,7. What does 'identified/integrated regulation' refer to in SDT? - ANSWER ✅
Doing a task because it is personally significant and aligns with one's values.
8. What is the effect of stress on self-efficacy? - ANSWER ✅ Stress can signal
that a task exceeds one's capabilities, negatively impacting self-efficacy.
9. How does equity theory relate to individual differences? - ANSWER ✅
People vary in their sensitivity to inequity; some react more strongly to
perceived imbalances.
10.What is the role of feedback in goal-setting theory? - ANSWER ✅
Feedback is essential for maintaining attention, effort, and persistence
towards goals.
11.What is the importance of autonomy in motivation? - ANSWER ✅ Feeling
in control of one's behavior enhances self-determined motivation.
12.What is the relationship between motivation and job attitudes? - ANSWER
✅ More self-determined forms of motivation lead to better psychological
well-being and job attitudes.
13.What is the implication of Vroom's VIE theory for employee motivation? -
ANSWER ✅ Employees need to value outcomes and believe that their
efforts will lead to performance to be motivated.
14.What are job attitudes? - ANSWER ✅ Relatively stable feelings or beliefs
directed toward specific persons, groups, ideas, jobs, or other objects.
, 15.What components do job attitudes contain? - ANSWER ✅ Affective,
cognitive, and behavioral components.
16.What is job satisfaction? - ANSWER ✅ A positive attitude or emotional
state about one's job.
17.What is organizational identification? - ANSWER ✅ The overlap between
an individual's self-concept and their organization.
18.What are the three types of organizational commitment? - ANSWER ✅
Affective, normative, and continuance commitment.
19.Why do we study job attitudes? - ANSWER ✅ Because attitudes influence
behavior, including organizational citizenship behavior and voluntary
turnover.
20.What is the difference between overall job satisfaction and facet
satisfaction? - ANSWER ✅ Overall satisfaction is a general evaluative
rating, while facet satisfaction focuses on specific elements like pay and
promotion opportunities.
21.What is work engagement? - ANSWER ✅ A positive, fulfilling work-
related state characterized by vigor, dedication, and absorption.
22.What does vigor in work engagement refer to? - ANSWER ✅ A high level
of energy and mental resilience.
