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6. Behavior acquired under _____________ schedule will be more permanent than behavior acquired under a continuous schedule. a. A Symmetric b. An Assymmetric c. A work d. An intermittent e. A Payroll.

7. ______________ offer advice and insight on how people actually make choices to work hard or not, based on their individual preferences, the available rewards, and possible work outcomes. a. Leadership theories. b. Content theories of motivation. c. Process of theories of motivation d. Decision making theories. e. Behavioral planning theories.

8. A Job that requires a variety of activities to be carried out and involves the use of varied expertise and talent of the employee is high on _____________ a. Skill variety b. Autonomy c. Task analysis d. Task identity e. Task significance

9. Which one of the following descriptions of the content theories of motivation relate to lower-order needs? a. Maslow’s physiological, safety, and social needs are lower-order needs. b. Herzberg’s satisfier factors are lower-order needs. c. Alderfer’s relatedness and existence needs are lower-order needs. d. A and B e. A and C

10. A(n) ___________ reinforcement schedule administers a reward each time a desired behavior occurs. a. Annual b. Conditioned c. Conditioned d. Immediate e. Intermittent

11. Which of the following is true about punishment and extinction strategies? a. Both of these strategies make the removal of a pleasant consequence contingent on its performance b. Both of these strategies strengthen desirable behavior by making a desirable consequence contingent on its occurrence. c. Both of these strategies make an unpleasant consequence contingent on its occurrence. d. Both of these strategies strengthen desirable behavior when it occurs.

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6. Behavior acquired under _____________ schedule will be more permanent than behavior acquired under a continuous schedule.

Ans - d. An intermittent

7. ______________ offer advice and insight on how people actually make choices to work hard or not, based on their individual preferences, the available rewards, and possible work outcomes.

Ans - C. Process of theories of motivation

8. A Job that requires a variety of activities to be carried out and involves the use of varied expertise and talent of the employee is high on _____________

Ans - a. Skill Variety

Skill variety refers to the extent to which the job requires a person to utilize multiple high-level skills.

9. Which one of the following descriptions of the content theories of motivation relate to lower-order needs?

Ans - e. A and C

a. Maslow’s physiological, safety, and social needs are lower-order needs

c. Alderfer’s relatedness and existence needs are lower-order needs

10. A(n) ___________ reinforcement schedule administers a reward each time a desired behavior occurs.

Ans - continuous reinforcement schedule

11. Which of the following is true about punishment and extinction strategies?

Ans -  d. Both of these strategies strengthen desirable behavior when it occurs.

They weaken undesirable behaviors.