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Erin, a first-year elementary teacher, just finished her first week teaching first grade. She is tired but happy, and she thinks it went well, although she experienced a lot of stress and was frazzled frequently.
 
  The following week, Erin decides to use one of her open periods to sit in on the class of a more experienced teacher. She chooses Eileen's class. Eileen has been a teacher for 25 years and has the reputation of being the best teacher in the school. What type of comparison is Erin choosing to make, and what do think this class observation will do to Erin's self-image?

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Emily, who is always slightly depressed, helps a little boy find his mom at the mall. Emily is surprised to find her mood has improved. This is likely because ________.
 
  a) helping a person often relieves a negative mood
  b) helping a person can lead to a reward
  c) empathy led Emily to help the child
  d) the child was able to articulate how much he was helped


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

Erin is choosing to make an upward social comparison, which means she is comparing her performance to someone who is more capable than she is. This will be threatening to Erin's self-image and will likely make her feel bad about herself.

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Reply #2 on: Jun 22, 2018
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Reply #3 on: Jun 22, 2018
No problem :)


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