Maxine and Morton Shared Office Space and Performed the Same

question 57

Multiple Choice

Maxine and Morton shared office space and performed the same job for the eight years they worked at ABSee Graphics. One Friday, Maxine opened her pay envelope to find an amount twice as much as her usual pay. She was happily puzzled until she noticed Morton's name on the check. She exclaimed, "That's not fair! We do the same work. We should get the same pay!" Maxine's response a personal equity judgement based on

• A)social pressure.
• B)input identity.
• C)social comparison.
• D)perceptual action.
• E)behavioral action.

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Definitions:

External Validity

The degree to which the results of an experiment may be generalized.

Strong Manipulation

The application of a significant change or intervention in an experiment, aiming to produce a noticeable effect on the dependent variable.

Internal Validity

The certainty with which results of an experiment can be attributed to the manipulation of the independent variable rather than to some other, confounding variable.

Ceiling Effect

Failure of a measure to detect a difference because it was too easy (also see floor effect).