Arthur did not work very hard on his last class essay assignment,so he was relieved at first to find that he had gotten aC.But when he learned that most of his classmates had gotten Bs and As,he felt unhappy and angry about his grade.Arthur'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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The relative deprivation principle suggests that our satisfaction depends on how we compare ourselves to others. Arthur initially felt relieved with a C grade but became unhappy when he compared his grade with the grades of his classmates. This aligns with the principle of relative deprivation.

Arthur Did Not Work Very Hard on His Last Class