Which of the Following Statements Is True Regarding the Cognitive

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true regarding the cognitive evaluation theory?

• A) This theory proposes that employees inherently dislike work and must therefore be directed or even coerced into performing it.
• B) This theory hypothesizes that extrinsic rewards will reduce intrinsic interest in a task.
• C) This theory is also called motivation-hygiene theory.
• D) This theory is based on three needs: need for achievement, need for power, and need for affiliation.
• E) This theory states that the factors that lead to job satisfaction are separate and distinct from those that lead to job dissatisfaction.

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Definitions:

Threatening Impulses

Internal urges or desires that are perceived as a danger or threat to one's well-being or the social order.

Ego

The ego, in psychology, represents the realistic part of the mind that mediates between the desires of the id, the moralizing role of the superego, and the external world.

Psychosexual Stages

A Freudian theory that developmental stages beginning in infancy during which the pleasure-seeking energies of the id become focused on certain erogenous zones.

Pleasure-Seeking Energies

Pleasure-Seeking Energies involve the basic drives and instincts that compel individuals to seek out experiences or objects that provide gratification and enjoyment.