The Sense of Inequity That Exists When a Person Perceives

question 46

Multiple Choice

The sense of inequity that exists when a person perceives that his or her own outcome/input ratio is less than the ratio of a referent, is known as a(n) :

• A)Overpayment inequity
• B)Equity
• C)Valence equity
• D)Value inequity
• E)Underpayment inequity

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