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What Exists When a Person's Own Outcome-Input Ratio Is Perceived

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What exists when a person's own outcome-input ratio is perceived to be less than that of a referent?


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Dual Attitude Theory

A psychological concept suggesting that people can hold two different evaluations (positive and negative) about the same object at the same time.

Downward Comparison

The act of comparing oneself to people who are worse off.

Upward Comparison

The act of comparing oneself to people who are better off.

Assumptive Worlds

The set of beliefs and assumptions through which an individual perceives and interacts with the world.

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