Nancy finds out that her friends formed a study group and didn't invite her to join.Nancy begins to think badly of herself,and her self-esteem decreases.According to the work of Leary et al (1995),self-esteem is acting as a ________ that tells Nancy she has been excluded.

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According to Leary et al's work, self-esteem can act as a "sociometer," meaning it serves as an indicator of a person's social acceptance or exclusion. In this scenario, Nancy's decrease in self-esteem is a result of feeling excluded from the study group, which serves as an indicator of her social status among her friends. Thus, the best choice is C) sociometer. The other options (barometer, cyclometer, neurometer) are not related to the concept of self-esteem as a social indicator.

Nancy Finds Out That Her Friends Formed a Study Group