The tendency to judge our experience (for example, of sounds, temperatures, or income) relative to a neutral level defined by our prior experience is known as ________.
A. Parkinson's second law
B. the social comparison phenomenon
C. relative deprivation
D. the adaptation-level phenomenon
Answer: D
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