Studies Have Shown That Differences in Wages Between Men and Women

question 74

Multiple Choice

Studies have shown that differences in wages between men and women

• A) are explained in part by differences in productivity and in part by discrimination.
• B) are fully explained by differences in productivity, education, and skill.
• C) have disappeared in the last five years.
• D) are fully explained by discrimination.

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Definitions:

Overjustification Effect

The phenomenon where providing excessive external rewards for an already internally rewarding activity leads to a decrease in intrinsic motivation.

Overjustification Effect

The phenomenon in which rewarding a person for performing an activity actually decreases their intrinsic motivation to perform that activity.

Externality Hypothesis

A theory suggesting that individuals attribute their success to internal factors and failures to external factors, often explored within the context of social psychology and self-perception.

Principle Homeostasis

The regulatory principle that organisms maintain a stable internal environment despite external changes.