Arvid didn't work very hard on his last class essay assignment,so he was relieved at first to find he'd gotten a C on it.But when he learned that most of his classmates had gotten Bs and As,he felt unhappy and angry about his grade.Arvid's experience is best explained in terms of
A)the adaptation-level phenomenon.
B)the relative deprivation principle.
C)displacement.
D)Parkinson's second law.

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Arvid's reaction to his grade can be explained by the relative deprivation principle, which suggests that people's satisfaction levels are determined by comparing their outcomes to the outcomes of others. In this case, Arvid's satisfaction level decreased when he found out that his classmates had done better than him on the same assignment.

Arvid Didn't Work Very Hard on His Last Class Essay