If an Employee Believes That No Matter How Hard He

question 54

Multiple Choice

If an employee believes that no matter how hard he works, his boss will give him the same performance evaluation as last year and the year before, it is the ________ relationship that explains his lack of motivation.

• A) rewards-personal goals
• B) effort-performance
• C) performance-reward
• D) rewards-effort
• E) performance-achievement

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

In research, it's the outcome of interest which researchers investigate how it's affected by one or more independent variables.

Male-centered Perspective

A viewpoint in research or analysis that prioritizes male experiences or positions, often at the expense of understanding female perspectives.

Control Group

In experimental research, a group of subjects that does not receive the treatment or intervention being tested, serving as a benchmark to measure the effects of the treatment on the experimental group.

Reliability

The consistency and stability of a measurement, test, or instrument over time, ensuring that repeated applications yield similar results.