Social Comparison Occurs When ________

question 188

Multiple Choice

Social comparison occurs when ________.

• A) someone asks you to give them directions
• B) two people order food in a restaurant
• C) two people enter a beauty contest
• D) playing solitaire

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Definitions:

Short-term Memory

A limited capacity storage system in the human mind that can hold information temporarily for several seconds to a minute.

Permanent Memory

A term commonly referring to long-term memory, where information is stored for an extended period, potentially for a lifetime.

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory, it is the ability to retain impressions of sensory information after the original stimuli have ended.

Primary Memory

Refers to the part of the memory system that holds information for a short period, typically just a few seconds, for immediate use or processing.