Author Question: Mariana wonders whether she has the potential to become a first-rate social psychologist. To assess ... (Read 87 times)

meagbuch · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Mariana wonders whether she has the potential to become a first-rate social psychologist. To assess her potential, she would most likely compare herself to

a. her parents.
b. famous social psychologists whose research she has read.
c. other psychology majors she knows.
d. Sigmund Freud.

Question 2

When there are no objective criteria and we feel uncertain, with whom are we most likely to compare ourselves?

a. anyone who happens to be available as a standard of comparison
b. those who are similar to us on the relevant dimension
c. those who are different from us on the relevant dimension
d those who are slightly better than we are on the relevant dimension