Narrative 8-1: The Reality Show
Two groups are competing on a television reality show to determine which can lose the most weight.Every week,the groups have a special competition to determine which group will get extra help,in the form of exercise training,dietary counseling,or other skills development.
-The Green Team has won fourteen weeks in a row,and a production assistant from the television show feels absolutely awful about it.He begins to secretly pass the Blue Team the information being given to the Green Team,even providing them with exercise videos and special recipes.This is classified as ____.
A)diffusion of treatment
B)compensatory rivalry
C)resentful demoralization
D)compensatory equalization

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Narrative 8-1: The Reality Show 
Two groups are competing on a television reality show to determine which can lose the most weight.Every week,the groups have a special competition to determine which group will get extra help,in the form of exercise training,dietary counseling,or other skills development.
-The Green Team has won fourteen weeks in a row,and a production assistant from the television show feels absolutely awful about it.He begins to secretly pass the Blue Team the information being given to the Green Team,even providing them with exercise videos and special recipes.This is classified as ____.
A)diffusion of treatment
B)compensatory rivalry
C)resentful demoralization
D)compensatory equalization

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This scenario is an example of compensatory equalization, where the production assistant tries to level the playing field by providing the Blue Team with the same resources and information that the Green Team receives, in an attempt to compensate for the perceived unfair advantage.

Narrative 8-1: the Reality Show