The view that satisfaction occurs when a person receives rewards which he or she values highly is indicative of:
A) Mayo's findings in the Hawthorne Studies.
B) Landy's opponent process theory.
C) Locke's value theory of job satisfaction.
D) Warr's vitamin model of wellbeing.

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Locke (1976) proposed a value theory of job satisfaction, which suggested that satisfaction occurs when a person receives rewards which he or she values highly, that is, are important to the individual. This is very similar to the expectancy theory of motivation.

The View That Satisfaction Occurs When a Person Receives Rewards