Yolanda recently learned that Sue, who works in the same position as she and has been with the company for the same amount of time, earns about ten percent more than she does. As a result, Yolanda feels that she should not work as hard, so she starts coming in late and taking more days off. This is an example of which method for reducing perceived equity?
A) Working harder, not smarter
B) Changing outcomes
C) Changing work effort
D) Changing perceptions
E) Leaving the job

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Yolanda is changing her work effort by coming in late and taking more days off, as a way of reducing the discrepancy in pay between her and Sue. This aligns with the method of changing work effort as a way of reducing perceived inequity.

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