Practice question · Select all that apply
Equity theory: which reactions does Adams predict from an employee who discovers a peer earns 30% more for identical work?
Hints
- Restoration can run through behaviour, through cognition, or through exit.
- Indifference is the one response the theory rules out.
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- A. Mentally re-evaluating the peer’s inputs ("he does work longer hours")
- B. Reducing effort to rebalance the outcome/input ratio
- D. Negotiating for higher pay
Why
Equity restoration runs through behavior (effort down, pay demands up), cognition (reframe the comparison), or exit. The one thing the theory rules out is indifference, fairness comparisons are the water motivation swims in.
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