Han Sol Is Studying Employee Motivation

question 33

Multiple Choice

Han Sol is studying employee motivation.She develops an interest in the expectancy theory,which seeks to explain how cognitive processes affect the impact of salary or other rewards of employee behavior.The main assumption of this theory is that ____.

• A) behavior at work is affected by workers' intentions to achieve specific goals
• B) employees behave in accordance with what results they anticipate their actions to bring and how much they value those results
• C) people must at least partially satisfy lower level needs before they will be motivated by higher level goals
• D) the most motivating goals tend to be those that are challenging but not so difficult as to be impossible

Understand the benefits and limitations of different research methods in psychology, including naturalistic observation, surveys, case studies, and experiments.

Recognize the importance of using representative samples in surveys to ensure validity of the findings.

Identify the role of operational definitions in scientific research.

Differentiate between correlational research and experimental research in terms of their ability to establish cause-and-effect relationships.

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Definitions:

Floating Exchange Rates

Currency values that fluctuate in response to the foreign exchange market without intervention by government or central banks.

Central Banks

The principal monetary authority responsible for overseeing the monetary system, issuing currency, and implementing economic policies of a country or monetary union.

IMF

International Monetary Fund, an international organization aiming to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, and facilitate international trade.

Foreign Exchange

The global marketplace for buying and selling national currencies.