The textbook presents a number of suggestions for creating autonomous motivation in a work setting, including all of the following EXCEPT

a. Actively listen and acknowledge employee perspectives.
b. Maximize rewards based on goal achievement.
c. Offer choices within structure.
d. As open ended questions and invite participation in problem solving.


Answer: b: Maximize rewards based on goal achievement.

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Which personality pattern characterizes most forms of anxiety disorders?

A. low agreeableness, high openness to experience, high extraversion B. low neuroticism, high conscientiousness, high agreeableness C. high neuroticism, low agreeableness, high extraversion D. high neuroticism, low extraversion, and low conscientiousness

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Dr. Hennessy believes that psychologists should analyze only human conduct that can be observed, not ideas, thoughts, feelings, or motives. He is most likely a strict

A. humanistic psychologist. B. social psychologist. C. behaviorist psychologist. D. functionalist psychologist.

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Most of the error variance in psychological research can be attributed to

a. sloppy designs carried out by inexperienced researchers. b. unknown errors embedded deep within statistical analysis software. c. individual differences among subjects. d. the fact that most research subjects are paid for their participation.

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When a researcher randomly selects a set of times and observes whether a behavior of interest is occurring at that moment, the data collection involves

a. cluster sampling. b. time-interval sampling. c. continuous real-time sampling. d. time-point sampling.

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