Tim is doing poorly in math.Although he knows he's not a very good math student,it does not concern him greatly.He spends most of his time after school playing hockey,a sport at which he excels.Tim's 5th grade math teacher tries to motivate him to stay after school for tutoring,but Tim doesn't want to miss hockey practice.Furthermore,he reasons,two of his teammates have even lower marks in math than he does.Which intrapersonal process seems to be serving to enhance Tim's self-esteem?

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Tim's downward social comparison, comparing himself to his teammates who have even lower marks in math, is serving to enhance his self-esteem by making him feel relatively better about his own performance.

Tim Is Doing Poorly in Math