Question

As raeann approaches age 50, she probably relies less on __________ comparisons in judging her self-worth and more on __________ comparisons

Answer 1

As Raeann approaches age 50, she probably relies less on social comparisons in judging her self-worth and more on temporal comparisons. The social comparison defines where individual's performance stands in the overall distribution, while the temporal comparison denotes whether performance is improved or deteriorated over time. Children on the other hand use social comparison (SC) for self-appraisal at an earlier age than they do temporal comparison (TC).