John Has Just Received a 5% Increase in Salary

question 34

Multiple Choice

John has just received a 5% increase in salary. However, after learning that his coworkers have all received 10% increases, John becomes upset with his employer and dissatisfied with his raise. We can understand John's feelings in terms of

• A) relative deprivation.
• B) the adaptation-level phenomenon.
• C) Parkinson's second law.
• D) the hydraulic model of aggression.

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Definitions:

Retinal Disparity

A binocular cue for perceiving depth based on the differences between the visual images that each eye perceives.

Depth Cue

Visual information that helps perceive the distance or three-dimensional characteristics of objects.

Monocular Depth Cue

Visual information that enables perception of depth and distance using one eye.

Retinal Disparity

The slight difference in images between the two eyes, which is crucial for depth perception.