After Her College's Football Team Wins the National Championship, Liz

question 27

Multiple Choice

After her college's football team wins the national championship, Liz starts yelling out "We won, we won" at the party she is attending. Her friends all join in, and soon they start changing "We're number one! We're number one!" The enthusiastic fans seemingly fail to realize that they did not actually accomplish anything except watching others win a game. This increase in self-esteem that occurs by associating with others who succeed is called

• A) downward social comparison.
• B) self-handicapping.
• C) sandbagging.
• D) basking in reflected glory.

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