Labor Motivation Techniques & Theories: A Comprehensive Guide

Labor Motivation and Theories

Multiple Choice Questions

Section 1

1. The motivation is:
   1. Security.
   2. The money.
   3. The recognition.
   4. All of the above.
2. The first level of motivation theories covers:
   1. Social needs.
   2. Basic needs.
   3. Security needs.
   4. Self-realization.
3. ILO stands for:
   1. Internal Labor Organization.
   2. International Labor Organization.
   3. International Love Organization.
   4. None of the above.
4. Notes the correct expression:
   1. The goals of a worker in a developed country are radically different from a worker in a developing country.
   2. The goals of a worker in a developed country are the same as a worker in a developing country.
   3. The goals of a worker in a developed country are slightly different from a worker in a developing country.
   4. None of the above.
5. The term mobbing means:
   1. Sexual harassment.
   2. Discrimination.
   3. Workplace Bullying.
   4. None of the above.
6. What option does not match the content theories of motivation?
   1. Maslow.
   2. Vroom.
   3. Herzberg.
   4. McClelland.
7. The individual's needs pyramid was developed by:
   1. Maslow.
   2. Herzberg.
   3. Vroom.
   4. McClelland.
8. Herzberg motivation relates to two factors:
   1. Primary and secondary.
   2. Hygiene and motivators.
   3. Internal and external.
   4. None of the above.
9. Assertiveness:
   1. Is innate.
   2. Can be improved by training.
   3. It is a negative attitude.
   4. None of the above.
10. The frustration is:
    1. A positive attitude.
    2. A way to channel anger.
    3. A type of motivation.
    4. A state of emotional stress.
11. Motivated activity:
    1. It involves willingness on the part of the performer.
    2. It is imposed.
    3. It is indifferent to the performer.
    4. None of the above.
12. Eat, drink and clothing are necessities:
    1. Secondary.
    2. Tertiary.
    3. Relative.
    4. Primary.
13. The International Labor Organization was created in:
    1. The Treaty of Versailles.
    2. The Treaty of Lisbon.
    3. The Maastricht Treaty.
    4. None of the above.
14. For workers, the sources of external motivation are:
    1. Friendship with colleagues.
    2. The responsibility for the work.
    3. The money, the recognition of the company, social recognition and responsibility for the work.
    4. None of the above.
15. Mobbing occurs:
    1. Between equals.
    2. By a superior to a subordinate.
    3. By a subordinate to a superior.
    4. All of the above together.
16. The theories dealing with how to develop the motivation process are called:
    1. Theories of the process.
    2. Theories of content.
    3. Theories of development.
    4. None of the above.
17. The theory is based on McCelland:
    1. The theory of expectations.
    2. The theory of the two factors.
    3. Learned needs theory.
    4. None of the above.
18. The relationship with colleagues and bosses, according to Herzberg, is a factor:
    1. Hygienic.
    2. Motivational.
    3. Primary.
    4. Secondary.
19. Maslow placed in the bottom of the pyramid of needs:
    1. Security needs.
    2. Social needs.
    3. Self-esteem.
    4. No answer is correct.
20. The motivation of a person in the workplace depends on the objectives it has set in their work and the real likelihood of reaching their achievement. This principle is part of the motivation theory:
    1. Maslow.
    2. Vroom.
    3. Herzberg.
    4. McClelland.
21. The various theories of motivation provide:
    1. A single level.
    2. Three levels.
    3. Four levels.
    4. Two levels.
22. Social recognition is a necessity:
    1. Primary.
    2. Tertiary.
    3. Secondary.
    4. Relative.
23. Choose the correct statement:
    1. Motivation is a complex process.
    2. Motivation is influenced by internal and external factors.
    3. Motivation is essential for achieving goals.
    4. All answers are true.
24. The scale of Maslach:
    1. is used to measure the degree of motivation.
    2. is used to measure the degree of satisfaction.
    3. is used to measure the degree of stress.
    4. None of the above.
25. The expression bournout means:
    1. To be bored.
    2. To be tired.
    3. To be stressed.
    4. To be burnt.
26. The theories they study the elements that motivate people are called:
    1. Theories of content.
    2. Theories of process.
    3. Theories of development.
    4. None of the above.
27. The two-factor theory belongs to:
    1. Maslow.
    2. Herzberg.
    3. Vroom.
    4. McClelland.
28. According to Herzberg, hygiene factors are:
    1. Recognition.
    2. Responsibility.
    3. The work itself.
    4. None of the above.
29. Many of the needs of individuals are learned or acquired in terms of social and cultural environment itself. This principle states theory:
    1. Maslow.
    2. Herzberg.
    3. McClelland.
    4. Vroom.
30. The reason that motivates people to act in search of greater success in all that develops is called:
    1. Achievement.
    2. Affiliation.
    3. Power.
    4. Competition.
31. Theories of motivation, two levels:
    1. Internal and external.
    2. Hygiene and motivators.
    3. Primary and secondary.
    4. None of the above.
32. It is a primary need:
    1. Friendship.
    2. Social recognition.
    3. The prestige.
    4. None of the above.
33. The main factors and managers should consider in ensuring the motivation of its employees are:
    1. The personality and needs of workers.
    2. The economic situation of the company.
    3. The competition.
    4. None of the above.
34. No source of external motivation for the worker:
    1. The money.
    2. The recognition of the company.
    3. Social recognition.
    4. The friendship with colleagues.
35. The working environment is:
    1. The place where the worker develops his work.
    2. The set of conditions or circumstances surrounding a person in their working environment.
    3. The relationship between colleagues.
    4. None of the above.
36. Try to argue different theories on motivation. In general, there are two types of theories:
    1. Theories of content and theories of development.
    2. Theories of process and theories of evolution.
    3. Theories of expectation and theories of needs.
    4. Theories of content and process theories.
37. The theory of hierarchy of needs relate to:
    1. Maslow.
    2. Herzberg.
    3. Vroom.
    4. McClelland.
38. Herzberg's theory, not a hygiene factor:
    1. The company policy.
    2. Supervision.
    3. Salary.
    4. The recognition.
39. McClelland stated in his theory of motivation that people can act upon the following factors:
    1. Security, affiliation, power and competition.
    2. Physiological needs, affiliation, power and competition.
    3. Affiliation, achievement, power and competition.
    4. None of the above.
40. Which of the following theories do not correspond to the theories of process?
    1. Vroom.
    2. McClelland.
    3. None of the above.

Section 2: Labor Motivation Techniques

1. Remuneration policies:
   1. They should only include the salary.
   2. They can and should encompass other benefits.
   3. They are not important for motivation.
   4. None of the above.
2. With the emotional wage is prevented by:
   1. Absenteeism.
   2. Low productivity.
   3. Staff turnover.
   4. All are correct.
3. These are instruments used to manage and evaluate the achievement of objectives:
   1. The management by objectives.
   2. The scorecards.
   3. The dashboards.
   4. All answers are correct.
4. One technique used for motivation is the valuation of jobs, based on the following principle:
   1. The assessment of the job is independent of the person occupying it.
   2. The assessment of the job depends on the person occupying it.
   3. The assessment of the job is not important for motivation.
   4. None of the above.
5. If the manager takes into account that labor is not simply a factor of production as it can be machinery or raw material, we say that the manager is:
   1. Taking a paternalistic attitude.
   2. Humane treatment of workers.
   3. Being too permissive.
   4. None of the above.
6. Education may be a technique of:
   1. Control.
   2. Supervision.
   3. Motivation.
   4. None of the above.
7. The assessment of the job takes into account:
   1. The worker's personality.
   2. The worker's skills.
   3. The worker's experience.
   4. The workstation only.
8. Self-evaluation is a technique used in motivation, which is conducted by:
   1. The manager.
   2. The company.
   3. The worker himself.
   4. None of the above.
9. Promotion at work is:
   1. The rise of a worker within the hierarchy of the company.
   2. The dismissal of a worker.
   3. The change of job of a worker.
   4. None of the above.
10. The task of management to carry out the motivation is to get:
    1. The worker is happy.
    2. The conduct of the worker is oriented to the objectives of the company.
    3. The worker is satisfied.
    4. None of the above.
11. If companies do not take competitive wage policies:
    1. They will have more profits.
    2. They may suffer an exodus of staff.
    3. They will be more competitive.
    4. None of the above.
12. It's called emotional wage:
    1. That which is paid in kind.
    2. That meets the emotional needs of the worker.
    3. That which is paid in money.
    4. None of the above.
13. With the behavioral rating scale:
    1. Measure employee performance compared with subjective scales.
    2. Measure employee performance compared with the performance of other employees.
    3. Measure employee performance compared with objective scales.
    4. None of the above.
14. The projection of future workers in a company called:
    1. Organizational chart.
    2. Job description.
    3. Job analysis.
    4. Career plans.
15. When the manager knows adapt its management style to employees and the circumstances he finds it, say it has:
    1. Social skills.
    2. Communication skills.
    3. Leadership skills.
    4. Emotional intelligence.
16. The manager's attitude regarding work, the objectives and workers:
    1. It is not important for motivation.
    2. You will have a decisive bearing on the motivation of employees.
    3. It is only important for the achievement of objectives.
    4. None of the above.
17. The family reconciliation is addressed to:
    1. Only women.
    2. Only men.
    3. Both women and men.
    4. None of the above.
18. Give each subordinate the responsibility that is able to assume is a manager's behavior is called:
    1. Ability to lead.
    2. Ability to delegate.
    3. Ability to communicate.
    4. None of the above.
19. The work involves promoting:
    1. The dismissal of a worker.
    2. The rise of a worker within the hierarchy of the company.
    3. The change of job of a worker.
    4. None of the above.
20. With the emotional pay to motivate workers try to avoid:
    1. Absenteeism.
    2. Low productivity.
    3. Staff turnover.
    4. All of the above together.
21. Wage policies established companies must:
    1. Be competitive.
    2. Be fair.
    3. Motivate workers.
    4. All of the above.
22. With the emotional wage attempt:
    1. Improve the working environment.
    2. Increase productivity.
    3. Reduce absenteeism.
    4. Motivate workers.
23. The flexible schedule can be a line of action:
    1. To improve the working environment.
    2. To increase productivity.
    3. Reconciling work and family life.
    4. None of the above.
24. The main beneficiaries of the training are:
    1. The workers.
    2. The company.
    3. Society.
    4. All answers are correct.
25. Indicate which of the options is not a motivational technique:
    1. The interview.
    2. The questionnaire.
    3. The survey.
    4. None of the above.
26. For compliance with the policies employed by the company, this methodology can develop:
    1. Test.
    2. Interview.
    3. Questionnaire.
    4. None of the above.
27. The career plans of employees within the company include:
    1. The projection of future members within the organization.
    2. The projection of future members outside the organization.
    3. The projection of past members within the organization.
    4. None of the above.
28. Which of the following skills of a manager serves to motivate their subordinates?
    1. Leadership.
    2. Communication.
    3. Negotiation.
    4. None of the above.
29. The instruments used to measure qualitatively and quantitatively the performance of employees depend on:
    1. The type of work performed.
    2. The objectives to be achieved.
    3. The characteristics of the worker.
    4. All of the above together.
30. The procedure that evaluates the overall performance of the employee in their workplace and the achievement of objectives is called:
    1. Management and performance evaluation.
    2. Job evaluation.
    3. Psychological evaluation.
    4. None of the above.
31. Work motivation techniques are employed by companies with the aim of:
    1. Improve the working environment.
    2. Increase productivity.
    3. Reduce absenteeism.
    4. Motivate employees in performing their work.
32. The term coaching means:
    1. A method of training and personal and professional development.
    2. Aimed at improving the performance of a person.
    3. Based on a relationship of trust between the coach and the coachee.
    4. All answers are correct.
33. The rise of a worker within the hierarchy of the company is called:
    1. Promotion.
    2. Demotion.
    3. Transfer.
    4. None of the above.
34. Those involved in making career plans are:
    1. The workers.
    2. The company.
    3. Managers.
    4. All of the above.
35. The skills of a manager is:
    1. Leadership.
    2. Emotional intelligence.
    3. Negotiation.
    4. None of the above.
36. One method developed to assess the level of motivation is:
    1. The questionnaire.
    2. The interview.
    3. The survey.
    4. None of the above.
37. The plan is a technique for reconciling:
    1. Work and personal life.
    2. Work and family life.
    3. Work and social life.
    4. None of the above.
38. The list of questions directly related to personal motivation at work is a method of assessing motivation techniques called:
    1. The interview.
    2. The survey.
    3. The observation.
    4. Questionnaire or test.
39. The attitude of management with respect to workers will exert a decisive influence on:
    1. The motivation of workers.
    2. The productivity of workers.
    3. The absenteeism of workers.
    4. All of the above.
40. One of the instruments used to measure the overall performance of the employee's psychological evaluation, conducted by psychologists and aims to measure:
    1. The personality of the worker.
    2. The skills of the worker.
    3. The experience of the worker.
    4. The potential that each person has to perform certain tasks.