Ana is a police detective in a metropolitan police force.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 under rewarded for her efforts.In terms of ____,she will more than likely decrease her inputs by refusing to do typing for other detectives.

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The situation described in the scenario is related to the equity theory, which suggests that people are motivated by the perception of fairness in input/output ratios when compared to others. Ana is feeling under-rewarded for her efforts because she is doing the same amount of work as her male counterparts but not receiving the same recognition or rewards. Eventually, she may decrease her inputs (refusing to do typing for other detectives) to achieve a better balance with her outputs relative to her colleagues.

Ana Is a Police Detective in a Metropolitan Police Force