Terra Is a Really Good Faculty Member

question 41

Multiple Choice

Terra is a really good faculty member. She works hard and is happy to receive good evaluations and raises from her department chair. She finds out, though, that the other faculty members in her department receive better evaluations and higher raises than she does. According to social comparison theory, when Terra compares her evaluations and raises to her peers in her department, she is making a(n) ____.

• A) upward social comparison
• B) downward social comparison
• C) lateral social comparison
• D) intrinsic social comparison

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Definitions:

Sexual Access

Refers to the opportunity or ability of an individual to find and engage in sexual activities with a partner.

Homogamy

The practice of people getting married to people who are similar to them.

Cohabitation

The condition in which individuals cohabit and engage in a sexual relationship without the bond of matrimony.

Compatibility

The ability of two or more systems or components to work well together or the degree to which people get along or work well together.