While watching a baseball game at recess one day, 10-year-old kevin wonders to himself "am i as good of a player as those kids are?" this most likely illustrates the concept of?

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Adalynn Preston

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23 January, 15:30

While watching a baseball game at recess one day, 10-year-old kevin wonders to himself "am i as good of a player as those kids are?" this most likely illustrates the concept of?

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Paul Barton · Answer 1

This illustrates the concept of social comparison. It is very likely that Kevin is just as good as these other kids but he may not see it that way. He is probably comparing himself to the best players not the average players. When comparing we usually look at the best and not what is the average.