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lindiwe

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What is self-evaluation maintenance theory and when does it say we are likely to feel better about the success of others?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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The term ________ was coined by journalist Walter Lippman (1922), who referred to these phenomena as the little pictures we carry around in our heads.
 
  a. generalization
  b. heuristics
  c. prejudgments
  d. stereotype


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: Self-evaluation maintenance theory states that one important goal of social interaction is to maintain a positive evaluation of oneself. We are likely to feel better if the success of a person similar to us is in a domain that we do not consider ourselves proficient in.

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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