Winston Has a Very Negative Academic Self-Concept Because Most of His

question 33

Multiple Choice

Winston has a very negative academic self-concept because most of his classmates are more academically advanced than he is. Winston's experience best illustrates

• A) the adaptation-level phenomenon.
• B) the two-factor theory.
• C) relative deprivation.
• D) the James-Lange theory.

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