Heidi Works at a Software Developer at a Leading Software

question 90

Multiple Choice

Heidi works at a software developer at a leading software firm. Her organization is largely male-dominated. Although she faces no open discrimination, she feels that her boss values her work less than he values the work of some of her male counterparts. As a result, she now puts less effort into her work. Based on the _____ theory, one could say that Heidi lacks the motivation to work as she perceives that she is being treated unfairly.

• A)equity
• B)reinforcement
• C)goal­setting
• D)procedural justice
• E)expectancy

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Definitions:

Distance Traveled

The total length of the path taken between two points.

Rate

A ratio that compares two quantities of different units, commonly used to describe a time-dependent process such as speed.

Time

A continuous progression of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.

Algebraic Expression

An expression consisting of numbers, variables, and operations but no equal signs.