Doug is an employee of McDowell Instruments. Doug takes longer breaks than his coworkers, and often rationalizes his behavior because he feels the organization does not pay him enough for the level of work that he does. Doug is reducing his perceived inequity by

A. changing his inputs.

B. changing his outcomes.

C. altering his perception of self.

D. altering his perception of the situation.

E. changing the object of comparison

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Mitzi

26 April, 00:59

Doug is an employee of McDowell Instruments. Doug takes longer breaks than his coworkers, and often rationalizes his behavior because he feels the organization does not pay him enough for the level of work that he does. Doug is reducing his perceived inequity by

A. changing his inputs.

B. changing his outcomes.

C. altering his perception of self.

D. altering his perception of the situation.

E. changing the object of comparison

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Valery Mendez · Answer 1

A) Changing his inputs

Explanation:

First, we have established that Doug thinks that the payment received as an employee of McDowell Instruments is not fair enough considering his level of input. This is according to the theory of equity, where it is theorized that the motivation of individuals to get work done is usually based on having a sense of fairnes sin their interactions.

As a result of this theory, Doug sees his interaction with the company as unfair based on wages received. By taking more break time therefore, he rationalizes that he can reduce his input time to match the level of payment he receives from the organisation and as such his input to McDowell Instrument should match the pay he recieves.