Uyen has an A-minus grade point average. She compares herself to her roommate who has an A grade point average in order to motivate herself to study even harder. Uyen has made a/an

A) self-serving attribution.
B) upward social comparison.
C) downward social comparison.
D) other-serving attribution.

Answer: B

Psychology

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