The Perception That One Is Less Well Off Than Others

question 32

Multiple Choice

The perception that one is less well off than others to whom one compares oneself is referred to as

• A)the adaptation level phenomenon.
• B)relative deprivation.
• C)Parkinson's second law.
• D)the unjust-world principle.

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Definitions:

Information-Processing

A cognitive approach that likens human thought to the way computers process information, emphasizing the ways we take in, use, and store information.

Self-Image

An individual's conception of themselves and their attributes.

Declarative Knowledge

Information held in memory that is able to be verbalized; sometimes called knowing that.

Ego

In psychoanalysis, the part of the psyche that mediates between the conscious, the unconscious, and the external world.