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An individual's involvement in work primarily indicates his/her:

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UGC NET 2015 Paper 1 Question Paper (27-Dec-2015)
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Motivation

Option 3 — Motivation is correct.

Involvement in work — the degree of effort, energy and psychological absorption a person invests in the job — is fundamentally a question of motivation. Motivation is the internal drive that arouses, directs and sustains behaviour toward goals; how deeply an individual engages with and commits to work is the visible expression of that drive. A highly motivated person shows greater involvement, initiative and persistence on the job.

Why the other options are wrong:

TermWhat it really refers to
AttitudeA settled evaluative feeling or predisposition toward an object, not the act of engaging
BehaviourObservable actions in general, a broader outcome rather than the driving force
PerceptionHow one interprets and organises sensory information about the environment

While attitudes such as job involvement are related, the primary force that determines how much a person throws themselves into work is motivation.

Takeaway: The intensity of an individual's involvement and effort at work primarily reflects his or her level of motivation.

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