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41) Individuals who compare their job inputs and outcomes with those of others and then respond, so as to eliminate any inequities, are demonstrating a. self-efficacy theory. b. goal-setting theory. c. contingency theory. d. equity theory. e. expectancy theory. 42) Based on equity theory, when employees perceive they are under-rewarded, they a. exert more effort in performing their jobs in order to re-establish equity. b. will automatically quit the job and look somewhere else. c. will always exert more effort of higher quality to warrant an increase in rewards. d. will get disillusioned and automatically compare their job to some other job of lesser or equal value in an attempt to feel better about the inequity. e. may exert less effort, may ask for more compensation, and may choose a different referent person. 43) Justin is a recent engineering grad who has started his first job with an engineering firm. Who is Justin most likely to use as a referent in order to determine whether his treatment by the firm is fair? a. himself in terms of his experience two years ago as a work study student. b. a male engineering grad hired by the firm just one month ago. c. a female engineering grad hired by the firm five years ago. d. a male engineering grad recently hired by another firm in the same industry. e. a commerce grad student hired at the same time as Justin but for a different department. 44) Equity theory predicts that when Bob finds out that Amanda, a referent other, earns more money, he will a. definitely feel inequitably treated. b. change his inputs. c. be upset with Amanda. d. possibly feel inequitably treated. e. look for another job and encourage Amanda to do the same. 45) Sue believes that she puts much more effort into her work than Sasha. Sue also thinks that she is not paid enough for her job because Sasha makes only slightly less than she does. Sue is feeling a. under-rewarded and likely less motivated because Sasha’s pay is only slightly lower than hers. b. equity because Sasha is indeed being paid less than Sue. c. over-rewarded because Sasha is paid only slightly less than Sue; the difference is minimal. d. highly motivated to increase her performance in order to restore equity. e. highly motivated to help Sasha in her job, so that Sasha’s performance could increase. 46) Generally speaking, in Harry’s department, the employees perceive that the amount and allocation of the rewards are fair. This is known as ________ justice. a. vigilante b. procedural c. interactional d. distributive e. equitable 47) Tim is thinking of leaving his job because one of his co-workers received a bigger raise than he did for what he believed was lesser quality work. This example illustrates a. valence theory. b. intrinsic theory. c. equity theory. d. self-efficacy theory. e. interactional theory. 48) ________ justice is the perceived fairness of the process used to determine the distribution of rewards. a. Equitable b. Interprocess c. Distributive d. Procedural e. Interactional 49) Although Amanda has some weaknesses as a manager, all of her staff members would agree that the interpersonal treatment that they receive from her is not one of them. The quality of this interaction is known as a. procedural justice. b. interpersonal justice. c. distributive justice. d. equitable justice. e. cognitive justice. 50) Helga feels she received an appropriate salary increase this year, but does not believe that the company’s methods for determining salary increases are fair. She believes there is a problem with the firm’s a. interpersonal justice. b. distributive justice. c. equity practices. d. procedural justice. e. reward practices.