Your friend Jane is interning at a law firm. When you ask her how it's going, she says, "I'm feeling good about it because I'm doing much better than the intern who started a month after me." What kind of social comparison is Jane making?
a. upward social comparison
b. downward social comparison
c. impression comparison
d. self-knowledge comparison
Answer: B
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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