A manager remarks, No matter how many external rewards we give ...

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A manager remarks, No matter how many external rewards we give our employees, if they find the work to be uninteresting and unfulfilling, performance will suffer. Should you agree or disagree with your boss?
 
  A) Agree
  B) Disagree
  C) Not enough information to decide

Question 2

If you feel that you have an interesting and fulfilling job, you are experiencing what type of motivation?
 
  A) External motivation
  B) Intrinsic motivation
  C) Redirected motivation
  D) Exceptional motivation

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct. The person-job interface has a strong impact on work performance. The level of job satisfaction reported by highly intelligent individuals is closely linked to the degree of difficulty they encounter in performing their work.
B) Incorrect. The person-job interface has a strong impact on work performance. The level of job satisfaction reported by highly intelligent individuals is closely linked to the degree of difficulty they encounter in performing their work.
C) Incorrect. The person-job interface has a strong impact on work performance. The level of job satisfaction reported by highly intelligent individuals is closely linked to the degree of difficulty they encounter in performing their work.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B
Explanation: A) Incorrect. Feelings about job fulfillment are task-related and are experienced directly by an individual (intrinsic) rather than imposed from the outside by a boss or supervisor (extrinsic).
B) Correct. Intrinsic motivation includes feelings that are experienced directly by an individual as a result of his or her performance.
C) Incorrect. Redirection is a term used to describe a process of redirecting inappropriate behaviors to appropriate channels. It is not directly related to motivation.
D) Incorrect. Feelings about job fulfillment are task-related and are experienced directly by an individual (intrinsic) rather than imposed from the outside by a boss or supervisor (extrinsic). Though it could motivate an employee exceptionally well, this phrase does not appear in the text.