Karen Graduated from College Four Years Ago and Has Been

question 3

Multiple Choice

Karen graduated from college four years ago and has been working at Betaphy Inc. ever since. She has consistently received good performance evaluations for the quality of her work. She recently found out that her company hired a fresh college graduate with no experience at a salary higher than hers. Which of the following theories will Karen most likely use to evaluate this situation?

• A) reinforcement
• B) goal setting
• C) equity
• D) operant conditioning
• E) expectancy

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Definitions:

P(B)

P(B) denotes the probability of an event B occurring in the context of probability theory and statistics.

Mutually Exclusive

Describes two events that cannot occur at the same time. The occurrence of one event means the other cannot occur.

Independent Events

Two or more events where the occurrence of one event does not affect the probability of the other events occurring.

Dependent Events

Events whose occurrence or outcome is influenced by another event happening.