Motivation Theories

A specific need or desire that arouses the organism and directs its behavior toward a goal.

• Motivation
• Emotion
• Drive
• Cause

When you lack something it is called a(n) _________ 

• drive
• instinct
• need

Which of the following is NOT a need as identified by Maslow?

• Esteem

• Social

• Hygiene

• Self-actualisation

Which of the following is a motivational factor, according to Herzberg's two-factor theory?

• Good wage or salary

• Good relationships with co-workers and boss

• Recognition

• Working condition: safe working environment

Which of the following is a definition of self-actualisation need?

• National minimum wage

• Sense of belonging

• Feeling secured

• Achieving one's innermost desire

Whose theory was “Two factor Theory” satisfaction and dissatisfaction?

• Herzberg

• Mayo

• Taylor

• Locke

What level of Maslow's hierarchy refers to the underlying needs that we as humans cannot live without eg food, water, shelter?

• Safety

• Esteem

• Physiological

• Belongingness

Which of the following is a hygiene factor, according to Herzberg's two-factor theory?

• Salary

• Achievement

• Interesting work

• Recognition

A health insurance fund would primarily be catering to which need of the consumer according to Maslow:

• Physiological

• Safety

• Belongingness

• Self-actualisation

Which of the following best describes Maslow’s Hierarchy or Needs?

• physiological, safety, security, esteem, actualization

• physiological, security, esteem, social, actalization

• physiological, safety, social, esteem, actualization

• physiological, safety, security, social, actualization