`Which of the Following People Is Engaging in Upward Social

question 85

Multiple Choice

`Which of the following people is engaging in upward social comparison?

• A) Jermaine, who checks the distribution of scores on his final examination
• B) Toni, who reads William Faulkner to assess her own writing skills
• C) Chet, who checks his stopwatch and vows to run faster next time
• D) Daniel, who feels better when he realizes that rich people pay a lot more in taxes than he does

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Definitions:

Rich and Poor Countries

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Economic Shift

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