Difference between recognition and respect

[Guest]

Test No. incompl/advan-60 "Working Well", question 7

Employees were beginning to receive ......... for the hard work that they had been doing.

(a) respect
(b) referral
(c) recognized
(d) recognition

Test No. incompl/advan-60 "Working Well", answer 7

Employees were beginning to receive recognition for the hard work that they had been doing.

Correct answer: (d) recognition

Your answer was: incorrect
Employees were beginning to receive respect for the hard work that they had been doing.
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Mmmh, what's the difference between "respect" and "recognition" in this context?

[Alan]

Respect means high regard. Recognition means acknowledgment. I have chosen the latter because it means here that they were going to be paid more because of the work they had done rather than that they were going to be just highly regarded.
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