When He Received His Psychology 101 Exam Back in Class,Martin

question 16

Multiple Choice

When he received his Psychology 101 exam back in class,Martin was somewhat satisfied to learn that he got an 84% ,or a grade of "B".Strangely,however,when he learned that the class average was an 87%,he started to feel less satisfaction with his own results.This type of comparison and its impact on our feelings about ourselves,is called __________.

• A) the adaptation-level phenomenon
• B) masking
• C) relative deprivation
• D) subjective well-being