When we compare ourselves to others who are more capable, we are engaged in a(n) ________

A) downward social comparison
B) lateral social attribution
C) downward attribution
D) upward social comparison
E) upward attribution


Answer: D

Psychology

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A. If you inherited the gene for schizophrenia, you will be diagnosed with schizophrenia too. B. Your chances of being diagnosed with schizophrenia are not increased as long as you were not raised by the same parents. C. Your chances of being diagnosed with schizophrenia are the same as the rest of the population-about 1 percent. D. You have about a 50 percent chance of also being diagnosed with schizophrenia.

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a. relative b. descriptive c. specific d. static

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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