Which of the Following Findings Has Emerged from Research on Social

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which of the following findings has emerged from research on social comparison?

• A) People prefer to compare themselves to those who perform far better than them in a domain.
• B) People prefer to compare themselves to those who perform far worse than them in a domain.
• C) People generally think of themselves as worse in most respects now than they used to be.
• D) People generally think of themselves as better in most respects now than they used to be.

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