Q1) Amanda Winter worked as a public engagement coordinator at Safe Food Alliance until three months ago when her manager, Laura Morris, promoted her to the position of a sustainable food campaigner. However, soon after this, Laura noticed that Amanda was facing major difficulties in achieving campaign milestones and the project was falling behind schedule due to her lack of performance. Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the argument that Laura was influenced by the halo effect in her decision to promote Amanda?

A) Laura is known to micromanage most of her projects.

B) Laura uses cultural stereotyping in order to speed up the process of decision making.

C) Laura has made good hiring decisions in the past and is known to be an unbiased judge of character.

D) Laura sat in on only one of Amanda's presentations prior to giving her the promotion.

E) Laura worked closely with Amanda over a period of eight months.

Required: Choose the right answer and then explain why

Q2) Based on the equity theory, which of the following, if true, would strengthen the argument that Megan is trying to gain a sense of equity by changing her inputs?

A) She asks her boss for a raise, citing her years of experience with the company.

B) She claims that extrinsic rewards make work seem like a chore and less enjoyable.

C) She accepts additional responsibilities but fails to carry them out effectively.

D) She takes long breaks from work and shirks her responsibilities.

E) She constantly interrupts her colleague, refusing to let her get any work done.

Required: Choose the right answer and then explain why