Social Icons

Pages

Motivational theories and beliefs

   43.   McClelland's learned needs model of motivation suggests self-motivated high achievers typically prefer which of the following levels of goal difficulty?
a.
very easy
b.
moderately difficult
c.
very difficult
d.
those to be achieved by chance


ANS:  B                  

   44.   Johnny has a high need for achievement. McClelland’s learned needs model of motivation suggests a good strategy for motivating him would be to:
a.
provide him with periodic feedback on his performance
b.
encourage many people to provide him with advice
c.
provide him with moderately difficult goals
d.
allow him to share responsibility for attaining his goals with others


ANS:  C                   

   45.   When it comes to financial incentives, high achievers in McClelland's learned needs model will:
a.
expect average pay
b.
be satisfied with little pay
c.
put a high price tag on their contributions
d.
ignore money as not relevant to their achievement


ANS:  C                  

   46.   According to the Self Competency: John Schnatter of Papa John's Pizza, Schnatter has McClelland's learned needs high achievement motivation because:
a.
he has high quality standards
b.
he makes employees memorize core values
c.
his goal is to be the No. 1 in sales for a pizza place by 2014
d.
his employees wear shirts that say "Pizza Wars"


ANS:    C