On her first day of kindergarten, Ramona watches some third-graders practice arithmetic at recess. She thinks they are much smarter than she is and that she will never be able to pass third grade. Ramona's thinking demonstrates
A. downward social comparison.
B. relative deprivation.
C. upward social comparison.
D. conditions of worth.
Answer: C
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