AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is relative deprivation?
A
when something good happens, you are more likely to do good things
B
when you smile, you feel happier
C
when you have the perception that you are worse off than these other people you compare yourself to
D
when you get angry at others for no reason
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -We all have people to whom we compare ourselves. Don’t worry, it’s natural. But relative deprivation is when you have the perception that you are worse off than these other people you compare yourself to. Having this feeling typically leads to frustration.

Detailed explanation-2: -From a psychological perspective, relative deprivation involves the perception that one’s group or oneself as a person is undeservingly worse off than other people in a relevant social context. Humans acquire information about themselves and their social standing through social comparison.

Detailed explanation-3: -Relative deprivation is the lack of resources to sustain the diet, lifestyle, activities and amenities that an individual or group are accustomed to or that are widely encouraged or approved in the society to which they belong.

Detailed explanation-4: -Relative deprivation is a feeling that you are generally worse off than the people you associate with and compare yourself to. For example, when you can only afford a hut but your neighbour have big house, you feel relatively deprived.

Detailed explanation-5: -The relative deprivation psychology definition is the belief that a person will feel deprived or entitled to something based on the comparison to someone else. Relative deprivation theory is based on the notion that people will often feel that they have less than some comparative standard.

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