Ana Is a Police Detective

Ana is a police detective. She believes that she is just as good a detective as her male counterparts. Because she is female, many of her counterparts assume that she will type up their reports as well as her own. She has been doing this typing for a while and is increasingly feeling underrewarded for her efforts. In terms of _____, she will decrease her inputs by refusing to do additional work and try to reduce the gap between work and rewards.

A) expectancy theory
B) reinforcement theory
C) equity theory
D) hierarchy of needs theory
E) two-factor theory