A fundamental assumption of Festinger’s social comparison theory is that people
a. compare different societies to find ways to improve their own.
b. have a need for novelty and change.
c. have a need to evaluate their beliefs and attitudes.
d. have a need for power and try to control the behavior of others.
e. compare the various groups that they belong to.
c. have a need to evaluate their beliefs and attitudes.
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A. insight. B. escape conditioning. C. use of cognitive maps. D. vicarious experience.
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a. case studies c. random controlled experiments b. therapists' testimonials d. surveys