Punjit Works at a Button-Sorting Factory

question 66

Multiple Choice

Punjit works at a button-sorting factory.He feels bad that he can sort only twenty buttons a minute,when the average worker can sort thirty.To feel better about himself,Punjit compares his performance with Brant,who can sort only ten buttons a minute.This is an example of ____.

• A) downward social comparison
• B) unrealistic optimism
• C) the actor-observer effect
• D) the fundamental attribution error

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