In Equity Theory,employees First Make an Internal Comparison in Which

question 35

Multiple Choice

In equity theory,employees first make an internal comparison in which they compare their outcomes to their inputs;they then make another comparison in which they compare their O/I ratio with the O/I ratio of a referent. Which kind of comparison is this?

• A)intangible  
• B)higher level  
• C)unpredictable  
• D)external

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Definitions:

Remembered Event

An event from the past that is recalled from memory, which can be subject to biases and alterations over time.

Encoding

The process of converting information into a form that can be stored in memory.

Short-Term Memory

The capacity for holding a small amount of information in an active, readily available state for a short period of time.

Echoic

Pertaining to auditory processing, specifically the memory system that retains auditory information.