Which statement BEST summarizes the empirical research on equity theory?
A) Research clearly demonstrates that if people feel underrewarded, they will increase their efforts.
B) Empirical support is mixed; people are more likely to attempt to change their ratios if they are underrewarded than if they are overrewarded.
C) Empirical support is mixed; people are more likely to attempt to change their ratios if they are overrewarded than if they are underrewarded.
D) Because the premises are difficult to test, very little research has been done on equity theory.
Answer: B) Empirical support is mixed; people are more likely to attempt to change their ratios if they are underrewarded than if they are overrewarded.
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