Which of the following people is engaging in upward social comparison?
A) Walter, who decides to exercise more after his friends tell him that he has gained weight
B) Jermaine, who checks the distribution of scores on his final examination
C) Daniel, who feels better when he realizes that rich people pay a lot more in taxes than he does
D) Chet, who checks his stopwatch and vows to run faster next time
E) Toni, who reads William Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor to assess her own writing skills
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