Tory considers himself to be a good soccer player. He tends to score more goals than the other players. He also runs faster than the others players. Festinger would say that Tory is using ________theory to evaluate his abilities

a. self-verification
b. self-affirmation
c. social comparison
d. symbolic self completion


Answer: C

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