The Theory Which Maintains That People Act in Ways to Obtain

question 106

Multiple Choice

The theory which maintains that people act in ways to obtain the rewards that they desire and prevent the penalties that they wish to avoid is called the

• A)agency theory.
• B)expectancy theory.
• C)reward-penalty theory.
• D)mini-max theory.

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