Social Psychology & Factors Affecting Performance.

Which of the following best defines performance?

• Avoiding responsibility

• Accomplishment of tasks using effort, commitment, and skills

• Only financial results

• Peer evaluation only

Organizations may encourage employees by:

• Ignoring their problems

• Limiting training opportunities

• Providing financial and career incentives

• Forcing overtime

A negative organizational impact could result in:

• Lower productivity

• More collaboration

• Enhanced motivation

• Poor industrial relations and high turnover

Working as an individual may be beneficial because:

• It ensures independence and faster decision-making

• It eliminates accountability

• It avoids responsibility

• It always improves teamwork

Working as a group can lead to:

• Lack of communication

• More conflicts always

• Collective problem solving

• Lower efficiency

Motivation can be defined as:

• Lack of interest

• Desire to do things

• Peer pressure

• Work-related stress

Which of the following is a characteristic of highly motivated people?

• Consistently high performance

• Low enthusiasm

• Resistance to change

• Avoidance of responsibility

De-motivation refers to:

• The desire to achieve success

• Increased organizational support

• Strong teamwork

• A reduction or loss of motivation

Culture in an organization refers to:

• Only employee demographics

• Shared values, beliefs, and practices

• Government rules

• Technical knowledge only

Performance can be assessed at which levels?

• Individual, team, and organization

• Individual and government only

• Only organizational level

• Only teamwork level