You cross the finish line of a race and the first thing you do is to look ahead to see how many people finished in front of you, and look behind to see how many people you beat. You are gathering information for your ________ via the use of ________

A) self-schema; self-perception
B) self-perception; reflected appraisal
C) self-concept; social comparison
D) self-esteem; competition

Answer: C

Psychology

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