The authors of your text report what happened when researchers provided workers in a unit of a Dutch factory with feedback on energy consumption
The results of the study were that workers who received weekly feedback on their own unit ________ reduced the energy they used, and workers who received comparative feedback on energy usage ________.
a. greatly; also greatly reduced the energy they used
b. greatly; slightly reduced the energy they used
c. slightly; reduced the energy they used much more than the other unit
d. slightly; also slightly reduced the energy they used
Answer: C
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