Question

1.When an employee demonstrates an indifference toward the second-level outcome of a project, that outcome has a valence of

A. 0.

B. +1.

C. -1.

D. 1.

2.In Self-Competency: John Schnatter of Papa John's Pizza credits his success to being obsessive about high quality and performance.

True/False

3.Even though she makes a good salary, Maria feels like she can't make any decisions on her own and always needs to check in with her manager before proceeding with a project. According to self-determination theory, how can you characterize Maria's motivation?

A. Maria is not intrinsically motivated.

B. Maria has intrinsic motivation but does not have extrinsic motivation.

C. Maria is experiencing positive levels of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.

D. Maria is not extrinsically motivated.

4.According to self-determination theory, autonomy, relatedness, and proximity are the three psychological needs everyone needs to be fulfilled in order to be motivated.

True/False

5.When an employee has a job that provides discretion on how to perform a task, this is an example of autonomous motivation.

True/False

Answer 1

1. Answer is option A. Indifference towards a outcome means valence of 0.

2. This statement is true. Papa John's succeeded by making a better pizza with better ingredients and expanding it internationally.

3. Answer is option A. Since Maria is already getting good salary , she should be extrinsically motivated, however she is not intrinsically motivated enough.

4. This statement is false.

The three needs are competence , connection and autonomy.

5. This statement is true. Autonomous motivation can be given by either providing the decision to choose task or to choose how to perform it.