Review for Exam 3

As a general rule, you should know everything that was presented about these topics in the book and in class. See "How to get Straight A's" for exam studying tips.

The exam consists of 45 multiple choice questions (1 point each) and one short essay question (5 points).

Motivation

motivation defined

engagement (dimensions of)

need for achievement (nAch)

job characteristics model

behavioral theory & schedules of reinforcement

profit sharing, gain sharing

equity theory

distributive, procedural, & interactional justice

expectancy theory

self-efficacy, increasing self-efficacy

goal-setting theory

cognitive evaluation theory

Teams

mediation model of team effectiveness

social facilitation

mere presence hypothesis

Ringlemann's rope pulling study

social loafing

disjunctive, conjunctive, and additive tasks

process loss

collective efficacy

cohesion

groupthink

conflict

Essay Question

Define self-efficacy and discuss its relationship to expectancy theory and goal-setting theory.

Questions for Review

1.    Describe and provide examples of the 5 core job dimensions in the job characteristics model.

2.    Describe and provide examples of the different schedules of reinforcement.

3.    Explain how motivation occurs according to equity theory.

4.    Describe and provide examples of the different types of justice.

5.    Describe the components of expectancy theory.

6.    What types of goals are motivating?

7.    What is the difference between social facilitation and social loafing?

8.    What is the difference between disjunctive, conjunctive, and additive tasks?

9.    Define group cohesion and how it impacts group effectiveness.