"We like to see who is stronger, richer, better, or cleverer. Since we humans (1) love lists, (2) are competitive, and (3) are jealous of other people, we like ranking. We can rank some situations objectively: students ranked by their heights reflects objectivity. However, many …
"We like to see who is stronger, richer, better, or cleverer. Since we humans (1) love lists, (2) are competitive, and (3) are jealous of other people, we like ranking. We can rank some situations objectively: students ranked by their heights reflects objectivity. However, many …
"We like to see who is stronger, richer, better, or cleverer. Since we humans (1) love lists, (2) are competitive, and (3) are jealous of other people, we like ranking. We can rank some situations objectively: students ranked by their heights reflects objectivity. However, many …
Social comparison, judgment, and behavior
This edited volume presents both classic and contemporary conceptual, empirical, and applied perspectives on the role of comparisons with other people - a core aspect of social life - that have implications for the self-concept, opinions, subjective and physical well-being, conf…
This edited volume presents both classic and contemporary conceptual, empirical, and applied perspectives on the role of comparisons with other people - a core aspect of social life - that have implications for the self-concept, opinions, subjective and physical well-being, conf…
Social comparison, judgment, and behavior
This edited volume presents both classic and contemporary conceptual, empirical, and applied perspectives on the role of comparisons with other people - a core aspect of social life - that have implications for the self-concept, opinions, subjective and physical well-being, conf…
Social comparison, judgment, and behavior
This edited volume presents both classic and contemporary conceptual, empirical, and applied perspectives on the role of comparisons with other people - a core aspect of social life - that have implications for the self-concept, opinions, subjective and physical well-being, conf…
Examines the role of the process of social comparison as it occurs between individuals and between social groups Much of our knowledge about ourselves, and about the world in which we live, is based on a process of social comparison. Our tendency to appraise events, objects, pe…
Much of our knowledge about ourselves, and about the world in which we live, is based on a process of social comparison. Our tendency to appraise events, objects, people, and social groups by making comparisons has captured the interest of social psychologists for over half a ce…
Much of our knowledge about ourselves, and about the world in which we live, is based on a process of social comparison. Our tendency to appraise events, objects, people, and social groups by making comparisons has captured the interest of social psychologists for over half a ce…