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 engaging in social comparison, as she is comparing her own test grade to the grades of her classmates to gauge her performance. The other options do not apply to this scenario; the backfire effect refers to when people double down on their beliefs even when presented with evidence to the contrary, confirmation bias is when people seek out information that confirms their existing beliefs, and the misinformation effect occurs when people incorporate false information into their memories of an event.

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