Arianna,a 20-year-old student,lives on a scholarship and complains that the support she gets is always decreasing.She happens to meet a single mom of her age,who has no job and is unable to meet even the basic necessities of her child.Arianna understands that she is lucky to have many advantages that the single mom does not have.In the context of materialism,Arianna most likely exhibits ________ social comparison in this scenario.

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Arianna is comparing herself to someone who is worse off than her, which is known as downward social comparison.

Arianna,a 20-Year-Old Student,lives on a Scholarship and Complains That the Support