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

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UGC NET 2015 Paper 3 History Question Paper (28-Jun-2015)
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Motivation

The definition given - the intensity, direction and persistence of an individual's effort towards a goal - is the standard textbook definition of motivation.

Motivation explains how strongly a person tries (intensity), where that effort is channelled (direction), and how long the person keeps trying (persistence). All three elements together define motivation.

Attitude is an evaluative disposition towards something; behaviour is the observable action itself; and perception is how a person interprets sensory information. None of these captures the intensity-direction-persistence of goal-directed effort.

Hence the process is termed motivation.

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  1. When an individual is motivated to approach two or more positive but mutually exclusive goals, he is facing which one type of the following conflicts ?

  2. According to Vroom’s theory of motivation, which one of the following is correct ?

  3. A theory of motivation that is concerned with the beneficial effects of intrinsic motivation and the harmful effects of extrinsic motivation, is termed as :

  4. Which of the following is not perceived as the basic element of motivation ?

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  6. Boss offers an employee a promotion which has huge increase in salary along with a new title. It also requires employee to work ten hours more per week along with shifting to a remote place. It is an example of which one of the following?

  7. Assertion (A): Equity theory of work motivation is based on social exchange process, in which individuals make contributions (inputs) and expect certain rewards (outcomes).

    Reason (R): Individuals decide whether or not a particular exchange is satisfactory by comparing their inputs and outcomes with those of others and try to rectify inequality.

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  8. _________ theory of motivation ignores the inner state of the individual and concentrates solely on what happens when he or she takes some action.

  9. Given below are four statements. Some of the statements are incorrect. You have to choose the correct one.

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Important Questions from Motivation

  1. What do you think is the best tool to motivate students?

  2. ______ is the set of attributes used to describe oneself.

  3. Which of the following statement is correct?

    I. Praising children for ability and hard-work comes under intrinsic motivation

    II. Giving children money or treats for good grades comes under extrinsic motivation

  4. Parents and teachers often reward their child for successful completion of learning tasks. This practice stimulates which of the following motivation in a student?

    I. Intrinsic motivation.

    II. Extrinsic motivation.

  5. Which of the following strategies can be used to enhance the motivation level of the learners?

    I. Students should be encouraged to make decisions.

    II. Students should be praised for desirable behaviour.

    III. A teacher should spend more time on student weakness.

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