Io #2 (Ch.8.2)

Front 1

The extent to which an individual views events as resulting from his or her own actions (an internal LOC) Or from outside causes (an external LOC)

Back 1

Locus of control

Front 2

Worker motivation has been a key interest for IO psychologist for almost a 100 years. The earliest theories of motivation were anchored in the notion of instincts. The term instinct was gradually replaced with term such as…

Back 2

Need, motive, and drive.

Front 3

Weiner suggested that the best way to understand the wide variation and motivational theories, as well as of the evolution of motivational thinking, history one of these 2 metaphors:

Back 3

1. The person as machine.

2. The person as scientist.

( Within these 2 metaphors, certain submetaphors have emerged as motivational theory has matured.)

Front 4

Modern motivational theory views the individual as an active information gatherer (scientist metaphor), rather than...

Back 4

As a passive respondent to either internal or external stimuli ( The person has machine metaphor).

Front 5

It is increasingly obvious that the individual is not perfectly rational and gathering and using information. Instead, the individual is influenced by...

Back 5

Social information in the form of attributions involving the intentions of others (person as judge metaphor).

Front 6

Early and modern approaches to motivation are based on the premise that increasing the amount of time and effort that an individual devotes to a task will result in higher levels of individual performance and increased productivity for the organization. A basic model for considering the role of motivation and performance is...

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Performance = (Motivation × Ability) - Situational constraints

Front 7

In recent decades, _______________ Have become more important in the study of work motivation.

Back 7

Personality characteristics

Front 8

Theory that propose that all humans have a basic set of needs and that these needs express themselves over the lifespan of the individual as internal pushes or drives. Identified 5 basic needs sets: physiological, security, love or social, esteem, and self actualization.

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Mazlow's need theory

Front 9

These are what learning theories generally refer to as basic needs or drives and are satisfied by such things as food, water, and sleep. Need theory

Back 9

Physiological needs

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this category refers to the need an individual has to produce a secure environment - one free of threats to continued existence. Needs theory

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Security needs

Front 11

These needs are associated with interpersonal factors. They refer to an individual's desire to be accepted by Others. Needs theory.

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Love or social needs

Front 12

These needs are associated with being respected for accomplishments or capabilities. Needs theory.

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Esteam needs

Front 13

These needs refer to the desire on the part of an individual to develop his or her capacities to the fullest. In Maslow's theory, few People ever completely satisfied this need. Instead, the individual would always be seeking to grow and develop. Needs theory.

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Self actualization needs

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Theory that suggested that there were really 2 basic needs, not 5 as suggested by mazzlo, and that they were not so much hieratically arranged as independent of each other.

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Herzburg's 2 factor theory

Front 15

Lower level needs described in the Harrisburg's 2 factor theory. Harrisburg proposed that meeting these needs would eliminate this satisfaction but would not result in motivated behavior or a state of positive satisfaction.

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Hygiene needs.