Maria,Min,and Bobby ran for class president.When the votes were tallied,Maria received 38 votes,Min received 37 votes,and Bobby received 35 votes.According to Medvec and colleagues' (1995)study of Olympic athletes' emotional reactions,one would expect ________ to be the LEAST happy with the election outcome.
A) Maria
B) Min
C) Bobby
D) All three would be equally happy.

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Medvec and colleagues' study found that bronze medalists (those who come in third place) tend to be less happy with their outcomes than silver medalists (those who come in second place). Applying this finding to the present situation, we could expect Min (who came in second place) to be less happy with the outcome compared to Maria and Bobby. Therefore, the answer is B.

Maria,Min,and Bobby Ran for Class President