Author Question: Social facilitation refers to the tendency whereby some people will perform better before an ... (Read 27 times)

bcretired · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

Social facilitation refers to the tendency whereby some people will perform better before an audience than when they are alone, while others will perform better alone than in the presence of others.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

Many employers have a policy stating that all salary information is strictly confidential. Do you agree with these policies? Why or why not?

What will be an ideal response?

Ptupou85 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

TRUE

Answer to Question 2

According to both equity theory and expectancy theory, if salaries are kept confidential, pay cannot not be used to motivate performance. Equity theory claims that people compare their outcomes/inputs ratio to that of other employees. Salary is a significant outcome and, if kept confidential, people are unable to make accurate comparisons. The only reason for managers to keep salaries secret is to hide inequities. Similarly, expectancy theory states that people need accurate information about salaries to determine if performance is linked to outcomes (instrumentality).