Running head: Competitive Behavior Psychology of Competition: A Social Comparison Perspective Stephen M. Garcia1‚ Avishalom Tor2‚ and Tyrone M. Schiff1 2 University of Michigan University of Notre Dame 1 COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR 2 Abstract This paper proposes a new framework that distinguishes between individual and situational factors in the social comparison process that produces competitive behavior. The familiar individual factors‚ which naturally vary among similarly
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evelynbelle: If you’re anything like me‚ then am sure you also think that a komodo dragon is scary as hell. Well‚ i guess nature imbides some amazingly unique qualities in the places we least expect. Who would have thought the komodo dragon can be full of so much surprises. Before i get into the secrets the blood of the komodo dragon holds‚ I’ll love to give you some facts about the komodo dragon. The komodo dragons are just extremely large lizards. They live on four islands‚ namely: Komodo‚ Flores
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came across a dragon? 2. Would you run? or would you stay and try to train it? B. Present the Topic: This was one of the conflicts faced in the movie “ How To Train Your Dragon.” C.Thesis Statement: I liked this movie because it never got boring and had me laughing most of the time. D. Preview of Main Points: I will give you: 1. A description of the movie 2. and also my evaluation of it. II. BODY A. Description of Movie: 1.”How to Train Your Dragon” is an animated
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entrepreneur from Moscow. In his mid-40s‚ about two-and-a-half feet tall‚ he is highly opinionated and very furry. That’s because he is a meerkat or‚ to be precise‚ a ’business-meerkat’ the founder of CompareTheMeerkat.com‚ the world’s premier meerkat comparison website. Key in a few details‚ such as the size of meerkat you are looking for‚ your hobbies and your preferred meerkat location‚ and you’re away. Aleksandr‚ Sergei (his trusty IT manager) and the integrated team at VCCP have built a website‚ developed
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Week 5 DQs.doc POS 420 Week 5 Linux vs Windows Contrast and Comparison Presentation.pptx POS 420 Week 5 Linux vs Windows Contrast and Comparison.doc POS 420 Week 5 Summary.doc POS 420 Week 5 UNIX paper.doc Computer Science - General Computer Science POS 420 Week 1 UNIX® and Linux® Comparison Matrix Resources: University of Phoenix Material: UNIX® and Linux® Comparison Matrix Complete the UNIX® and Linux® Comparison Matrix located on your student website. See the Assignment
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Berkowitz‚ ed. New York: Academic Press‚ 267–99. Adamy‚ Janet (2000)‚ “E-Tailer Price Tailoring May Be Wave of Future‚” Chicago Tribune‚ (September 25)‚ 4. Austin‚ W.‚ N. McGinn‚ and C. Susmilch (1980)‚ “Internal Standards Revisited: Effects of Social Comparisons and Expectancies on Judgments of Fairness and Satisfaction‚” Journal of Experimental Social Psychology‚ 16 (5)‚ 426–41. Bagozzi‚ Richard P.‚ Mahesh Gopinath‚ and Prashanth U. Nyer (1999)‚ “The Role of Emotions in Marketing‚” Journal of the Academy
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identities serve to distinguish us and those in our in-group from members of out-groups Social comparison Social comparison is the evaluation of ourselves (our performance‚ our abilities‚ our appearance‚ etc.) in relation to others * Upward social comparison 1. i.e.‚ relative to those who are “better” or “better off” 2. Tends to lower our self-esteem * Downward social comparison 1. i.e.‚ relative to those who are “worse” or “worse off” 2. Tends to raise our self-esteem
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at Sham Shui Po. The brand of the monitor is SAMSUNG. It is having 19inchs length (almost 47cm). The model number is S19B300B. The reason of me to buy the LED monitor at Sham Shui Po is because the price there is cheaper. When I go to the price comparison website (www.price.com.hk). I found that the common price of the LED monitor is around $850 HKD. But I found that the same model of the LED monitor at the store in Sham Shui Po is cheaper. I bought that for a price around $790. For me as a consumer
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Slogan: Never Pay More Than You Have to. 1. Bizrate.com (1996) is the US Internet service involving a portfolio of shopping web sites as a price comparison service. It also collects consumers’ feedbacks and reviews of stores and products. Later on‚ the Red October company also created price comparison toolbar where people can search and compare the products’ prices no matter which website they are browsing at. Bizrate or Shopzilla uses the common model called Pay per click (PPC) and Cost
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multiple ways to make themselves feel better. Some ways described in the book are; downward social comparison‚ upward social comparison‚ compensatory self-enhancement‚ discounting‚ external attribution‚ internal attribution and basking in the reflected glory. Downward social comparison is comparing your performance with the performance of someone who is doing even worse than you‚ whereas upward social comparison is surrounding yourself with successful people to make yourself feel more successful. Compensatory
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