Question

The tendency for people to think of hose worse off then themselves when faced with difficulties of their own is called,

a. social-comparison jealousy.
b. self-handicapping.
c. downward social comparison.
d. public self-consciousness.

Answer 1

The correct answer is c) downward social comparison.

Step-by-step explanation:

People are social beings and they like to be evaluated in a good way by other people, likewise people self-evaluate themselves and compare their situation with that of other people. When the person performs this evaluation, sometimes it is done with people who they consider to be in a worse or equal situation, for which they are making a downward social comparison.

A downward social comparison is made by one person to feel better comparing the situation of another person who considers that he/she is equal to or worse than he/she.

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