How do children during the middle years use social reality to evaluate themselves?

What will be an ideal response?

A good answer would include the following key points:
- According to Leon Festinger, when concrete, objective measures of ability are lacking, people turn to social reality to evaluate themselves.
- Social reality refers to understanding that is derived from how others act, think, feel, and view the world.
- Children during middle childhood will look to others who are similar to themselves to provide social comparison.

Psychology

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