The Mechanism by Which We Compare Ourselves to Other People

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Multiple Choice

The mechanism by which we compare ourselves to other people to determine whether or not our perception of social reality is correct is known as ________.

• A)reality checking
• B)impression manifestation
• C)social comparison
• D)societal comparison
• E)other comparison

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Definitions:

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a period of time without exposure to the conditioning stimulus.

Primary Reinforcer

An innately reinforcing stimulus, such as food or water, that satisfies a biological need.

Secondary Reinforcer

A stimulus that gains its reinforcing power through association with a primary reinforcer.

Latent Learning

Learning that occurs without apparent reinforcement, but is not demonstrated until a motivation is present.