Susie has just seen her test grade on her latest psychology exam on the grade sheet posted by her professor.She was disappointed to see that she received 75%.She feels better,however,when she looks further down the list and finds that she did better than 60% of her classmates.Susie is engaging in

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Susie is comparing her own score to the scores of her classmates, which is an example of social comparison. The fact that she did better than 60% of her classmates helps her feel better about her score, despite initially being disappointed. The adaptation-level phenomenon refers to our tendency to adapt to a certain level of stimulation or situation over time, and the ingroup bias refers to our tendency to favor members of our own group over members of other groups. The misinformation effect refers to how our memories can be influenced by misleading information. None of these concepts are at play in this scenario.

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