Industrial psychology. Question (photo attached) Do anyone know the exact answer
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Industrial psychology.
Question (photo attached)
Do anyone know the exact answer??
1. @@ is an excellent employee, and knows that she can perform her job well. However, she is not interested in being promoted at work because it would require her to put in significant amounts of overtime. According to VIE theory, why is Padma’s work motivation low?
a.The link between effort and performance is weak (expectancy)
b. The link between performance and rewards is weak (instrumentality)
c. The promotion is not attractive (valence)
c. Both b and c
2. @@, who has a bachelor’s degree, finds out that her coworker Monica is getting paid less than she is, even though Monica has a master’s degree. According to Equity Theory, which of the following might Suzanne do to fix this situation?
a. Work harder to justify her high pay
b. Sabotage Monica’s work to make Monica look worse
c. Decrease her own effort at work
d. Both a and b
3. Which of the following is a criticism of Maslow’s needs theory?
a. The progression up the levels is too rigid
b. Research has shown that physiological needs aren’t related to motivation
c.Satisfied needs sometimes become more, not less, important
d.Both a and c
Explanation / Answer
Ans 1 : c) Both b and c
Padma's work motivation is low and she is not ready to put in more efforts even though she gets promoted , because may be the rewards are not lucrative or the link between performance and rewards is weak. So padma choses to stay in the place where she is still present and avoids promotion.