There are two gaps in the following sentence. From the pairs of the words given, choose the one that fills the gaps most appropriately. The first word in the pair should fill the first gap.
Companies that try to improve employees' performance by _______ rewards encourage negative kinds of behaviour instead of _____ a genuine interest in doing the work well.
- giving, seeking
- bestowing, discouraging
- conferring, discrediting
- withholding, fostering