________ Is a Motivation Theory Proposing That Individuals Will Compare

question 43

Multiple Choice

________ is a motivation theory proposing that individuals will compare their circumstances to those of others and that such comparisons may motivate certain kinds of behavior.

• A) Expectancy theory
• B) Social cognitive theory
• C) Equity theory
• D) Herzberg's two-factor theory

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