Festinger's 1954)social Comparison Theory States That

Festinger's 1954) social comparison theory states that .

A) people compare their attitudes and beliefs with each other because this increases the likelihood of finding others who share those attitudes and beliefs
B) people compare their attitudes and beliefs with each other because this helps to avoid states of imbalance or nonbalance
C) people compare their attitudes and beliefs with each other because this is the only way we can evaluate our accuracy and normality
D) people compare their attitudes and beliefs with each other because this produces conservational validation
E) people compare their attitudes and beliefs with each other because this is a necessary step towards achieving balance