The desire to evaluate one's own behavior, abilities, expertise, and opinions by comparing them to those of others is called

a. social conformity. c. social comparison.
b. social imitation. d. none of these answers.

c

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The selection, optimization, and compensation theory of development (SOC) provides a structure around which researchers can organize data about aging and make predictions about future courses of action

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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