Comparing ourselves to people who are worse than we are on a particular trait or ability.

A. upward social comparison
B. downward social comparison
C. self-awareness theory
D. two-factor theory of emotion

Ans: B. downward social comparison

Psychology

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a. negative reinforcement b. punishment c. higher-order conditioning d. determinism

Psychology

A social convoy refers to a group of peers or contemporaries that you meet later in life and with whom you spend up to four or five years associating

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology