According to equity theory, workers are motivated to

a. outperform others whenever there is competition.
b. maintain fair relationships with other workers.
c. do the least amount of work possible.
d. avoid evaluation on the part of supervisors.


Answer: b. maintain fair relationships with other workers.

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over the age of 40 are protected from age discrimination in the United States of America. b. No, because age discrimination can only be applied in cases of denial of early retirement requests. c. Yes, because he was clearly not hired due to his age and not on the basis of his skills. d. Yes, because even younger job applicants are protected from being discriminated against on the basis of their age.

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Minimum ethical standards for practice include:

a. selecting procedures that are in the best interest of the parent b. making sure involuntary client participation occurs c. protecting the confidentiality of the therapeutic relationship d. ensuring parent participation

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The problem with using college students as research participants is that college students are not perfectly representative of the general adult population

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The complete set of rules for a language that determines how to make sounds into words and words into sentences is called __________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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