The Tendency to Judge Our Experience (For Example, of Sounds

question 96

Multiple Choice

The tendency to judge our experience (for example, of sounds, temperatures, or income) relative to a neutral level defined by our prior experience is known as _____.

• A) social comparison
• B) the adaptation-level phenomenon
• C) relative deprivation
• D) Parkinson's second law

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Definitions:

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