If a Manager Seeks Equity by Rethinking the Situation and Deciding

Multiple Choice

If a manager seeks equity by rethinking the situation and deciding that 'on second thought, my office is nicer because it has better carpet,' this manager is seeking equity through which of the following methods?

A) leaving the situation
B) decreasing comparison to other outcomes
C) distorting others' outcomes
D) increasing outcomes
E) choosing a new comparison other