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lunatika · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Festinger's (1954) social comparison theory states that people compare their attitudes and beliefs with each other because this ________.

A) increases the likelihood of finding others who share those attitudes and beliefs
B) helps to avoid states of imbalance or nonbalance
C) is the only way we can evaluate our accuracy and normality
D) produces conservational validation
E) is a necessary step towards achieving balance

Question 2

A person with a preoccupied attachment style is said to have a _______ self-image and _________ interpersonal trust.

A) negative; high
B) positive; low
C) negative; negative
D) positive; high
E) extremely high; extremely low