An Employee, Rightly or Wrongly, Perceives the Boss Doesn't Like

question 57

Multiple Choice

An employee, rightly or wrongly, perceives the boss doesn't like him. As a result, he expects to get a poor appraisal, regardless of the level of effort he puts in. Under such circumstances, according to the expectancy theory, the employee is likely to see the ________ relationship as weak and demotivating.

• A) rewards-personal goals
• B) effort-performance
• C) performance-reward
• D) personal goal-self actualization
• E) performance-achievement

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Definitions:

George Miller

A psychologist best known for his theory that the average number of objects an individual can hold in short-term memory is 7 ± 2.

Magic Number

A concept in cognitive science referring to the short-term memory capacity of about seven items (plus or minus two).

Auditory Traces

Memory traces of auditory information that are believed to persist in the brain for a brief period after the auditory stimulus has ended.

Short-term Memory

The ability to retain a limited amount of data in a readily accessible, active condition for a brief duration.