Uyen Has an A- Grade Point Average

question 110

Multiple Choice

Uyen has an A- grade point average. She compares herself to her roommate who has an A grade point average in order to motivate herself to study even harder. Uyen has made a/an

• A) self-serving attribution.
• B) upward social comparison.
• C) downward social comparison.
• D) other-serving attribution.

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