Iker is an industrial and organizational psychologist who is interested in studying motivation in the context of the workplace. From his initial research, Iker learns that motivation affects all of the following except

A. how often an employee misses work.
B. how much an employee persists to complete a task.
C. employees' decisions about whether to work and what kind of job to seek.
D. whether an employee has an optimistic outlook.


Answer: D

Psychology

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