What Term Refers to Evaluating a Person's Characteristics Through Comparisons

question 142

Multiple Choice

What term refers to evaluating a person's characteristics through comparisons with other people we have recently encountered who rank higher or lower on the same characteristics?

• A) the contrast effect
• B) the comparison effect
• C) the assimilation effect
• D) the accommodation effect

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