When There Are No Objective Criteria and We Feel Uncertain,with

question 117

Multiple Choice

When there are no objective criteria and we feel uncertain,with whom are we most likely to compare ourselves? According to research by Daniel Gilbert and his colleagues (1995) ,our initial impulse is to compare ourselves to

• A)anyone who happens to be available as a standard of comparison.
• B)those who are similar to us on the relevant dimension.
• C)those who are different from us on the relevant dimension. d those who are slightly better than we are on the relevant dimension.

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Definitions:

Role Model

An individual whose behavior, example, or success is or can be emulated by others, especially younger people.

Visual Preference

The tendency to preferentially pay attention to certain visual stimuli over others, often studied in the context of infant and child development.

Stimulus

Any external or internal event or factor that can provoke a response from an organism or a system.

High-Amplitude Sucking

A method used in developmental research where infants control the presentation of stimuli by varying their sucking strength.