Under the Equity Theory, When a Worker Feels Under-Rewarded, He

question 100

Multiple Choice

Under the equity theory, when a worker feels under-rewarded, he or she may take all of the following actions except

• A) reduce input by working less.
• B) forget about it.
• C) ask for a raise.
• D) leave the work situation.
• E) do a new comparison to verify the other one.

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Definitions:

Escape Behavior

Actions taken to avoid expected or current discomforts, often seen in both human psychological responses and animal behavior studies.

Shaping Behavior

The process of reinforcing successive approximations of a desired behavior to teach a new behavior or skill.

Negative Punishment

A decrease in behavior that results from a removed consequence.

Skinnerian Principles

Behavioral principles based on the work of B.F. Skinner, emphasizing the effects of reinforcement and punishment on behavior.