Equity Theory Predicts That a Student Will Experience _____ If

question 19

Multiple Choice

Equity theory predicts that a student will experience _____ if a friend of equal scholarly ability studies the same amount for a test but receives a higher grade.

• A)equity
• B)an expectancy of zero
• C)negative inequity
• D)an instrumentality of zero
• E)positive inequity

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Definitions:

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William Julius Wilson

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