Caleb, a financially stable man, lives in a wealthy neighborhood along with his family. When he compares his lifestyle to that of his neighbors, he becomes dissatisfied. He is frustrated that he owns a Toyota car while most of his neighbors own very expensive cars. In the context of materialism, Caleb exemplifies ________ in this scenario.
A. upward social comparison
B. pluralistic ignorance
C. the pleasure paradox
D. the adaptation-level phenomenon
Answer: A
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