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51. Alice allows her kids to do only things that she knows they can do successfully. Barry severely punishes his kids whenever they fail. Connie believes that rewards and punishments should be internal, so she never comments when her kids succeed or fail. Dwight encourages his kids to attempt challenging, difficult tasks. Who is most likely going to have kids with high achievement motivation?
A. Alice
B. Barry
C. Connie
D. Dwight
52. Leon is intrinsically motivated to wash his neighbor’s car. Accordingly, he expects his neighbor to give him
A. food.
B. money.
C. nothing.
D. respect.
53. Hurley works at Mr. Cluck’s Chicken Shack. Hurley’s manager, Randy, wants to motivate him to work harder. Which of the following is least likely to increase Hurley’s motivation and job satisfaction?
A. Increased pay and benefits
B. Allowing Hurley to participate in decisions about how the kitchen should operate
C. Training Hurley to work both the drive-thru and the counter, not just one or the other
D. Recognizing excellence with an “employee of the month” award
54. Marvin is a foreman at a large factory. The factory owners have asked Marvin’s advice about how to increase productivity. Marvin’s best advice would be to
A. increase workers’ wages.
B. give the workers one extra break a day.
C. pipe in some very intense music in the factory.
D. let the workers set their own specific goals.
55. Ray has just won millions of dollars in the lottery. Research on well-being indicates that Ray will probably be
A. a much happier person for the rest of his life.
B. happy for several years, and then he will probably experience severe depression.
C. elated for a few days or weeks, and then he will return to his normal level of happiness.
D. less emotionally stable in his later years.
56. Dr. Happy Golucky believes that to achieve happiness in life one must develop a sense of well-being. Dr. Golucky identifies all of the following as characteristics of well-being except
A. the frequent experience of positive moods.
B. creating a deficiency orientation.
C. adapting to changes by altering expectations and goals.
D. the relatively infrequent experience of negative emotions.
57. Marsha is almost always in a bad mood, whereas Heidi is consistently in a good mood. Research indicates that these differences in happiness are most strongly associated with differences in
A. wealth.
B. inherited personality characteristics.
C. physical attractiveness.
D. popularity.
58. Magda claims that she will not be satisfied until she gets the respect she deserves for the job she does at work. According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, Magda has
A. given up her biological needs because she probably was unable to fulfill them.
B. probably been poor all of her life.
C. had her lower needs fulfilled to an acceptable degree.
D. achieved self-actualization.
59. Saumil is well fed and owns his own home. According to Maslow, this information suggests that Saumil’s current motivation should be
A. trying to completely fulfill his potential—to “be all he can be.”
B. achieving a sense of personal accomplishment.
C. constructing stable relationships with other people.
D. reading books of great literature and listening to good music.
60. Joani is a college student working two jobs to pay her tuition and living expenses. Despite working long hours, she is worried that she cannot afford to stay in college another semester. According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, Joani is now at the _____ level.
A. belongingness and love
B. safety
C. esteem
D. self-actualization
