An Example of Social Comparison Is

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Multiple Choice

An example of social comparison is:

• A) assuming that all members of another group are the same compared to your own group.
• B) blaming others for your own misfortune after you lose your job for being consistently late.
• C) feeling more depressed after seeing how happy your friends are on their social media posts.
• D) believing that life is fair and that unfortunate things happen to those who deserve them.

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Definitions:

Internal Validity

The extent to which a study can rule out alternative explanations for its findings, ensuring that the results are due to the manipulated variables.

Dependent Variable

A variable in an experiment or study that is affected or influenced by changes in another variable, typically known as the independent variable.

Independent Variable

The variable in an experiment or study that is manipulated or changed by the researcher to observe its effects on the dependent variable.

Therapy Outcome Studies

Experimental studies that assess the effects of an intervention designed to reduce psychopathology in an experimental group, while performing no intervention or a different type of intervention on another group.