Who is likely to feel best about herself?

a. Mary Ann, who compares her tennis skills to her those of her older sister, who's also on the team
b. Lori, who compares her cooking skills as a thirty-year-old to those she had just after college
c. April, who compares her number of graduate school acceptances to that of her roommate, who has a similar number of acceptances
d. Vera, who compares the number of sit-ups she can do with the number she would like to do


Answer: B

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