A goal is a specific result that an individual wants to achieve

10. Ability is a person's natural talent and learned competencies for performing goal-related tasks.

ANS:  T                   

   11.   Motivation is a person's natural talent and learned competencies for performing goal-related tasks.

ANS:  F

This describes ability, not motivation.

   12.   A goal is a what an individual is competent at performing.

ANS:  F

A goal is a specific result that an individual wants to achieve.

   13.   Regardless of a manager's competencies, motives cannot be seen; they can only be inferred.

ANS:  T                   

   14.   Needs are deficiencies that a person experiences at a particular time.

These deficiencies may be psychological, physiological, or social

ANS:  T                   

   15.   The challenges of motivating employees conclude that motives can only be inferred from behavior, never directly observed; employee motivational patterns may change over time; and there are individual differences in employee motivational patterns.

ANS:  T                     Motivation Concepts