Punjit works at a button-sorting factory. He feels bad that he can sort only twenty buttons a minute, when the average worker can sort thirty. To feel better about himself, Punjit compares his performance with Brant, who can sort only ten buttons a minute. This is an example of ____
a. ?downward social comparison
b. ?unrealistic optimism
c. ?the actor-observer effect
d. ?the fundamental attribution error
ANSWER:
a
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