In the Context of Factors That Influence the Motivation to Learn,which

question 87

Multiple Choice

In the context of factors that influence the motivation to learn,which of the following management actions is likely to increase employees' self-efficacy?

• A)Not sharing information on the purpose of training programs
• B)Making it clear that only the best of the employees can get through the training programs
• C)Communicating that training will focus on identifying areas of incompetence
• D)Informing the employees about the times their peers have failed to benefit from the training
• E)Emphasizing that learning is under the employees' personal control

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Definitions:

Habituation

The act of an organism diminishing or ending its responses to a repeated stimulus through time.

Reward

A stimulus or event that follows a behavior and increases the likelihood of that behavior occurring again.

Opponent Process Theory

A theory that explains emotional and motivational dynamics as the result of competing processes: an initial emotional reaction followed by an opposite counter-reaction.

Opponent Process Theory

A psychological and neurological model that explains how the perception of colors is controlled by two opposing systems: one that processes colors on a continuum from green to red and another from blue to yellow.