Evaluating One's Opinions and Abilities by Comparing Oneself to Others

question 136

Multiple Choice

Evaluating one's opinions and abilities by comparing oneself to others is called

• A)informational influence processing.
• B)normative influence processing.
• C)the reactance theory.
• D)the social comparison theory.

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