Charles is motivated to see himself accurately. what kind of social comparison is he most likely to make a. he will make

c. He will compare himself to people with a similar background to his own.

Explanation:

According to the Social-comparison theory, we are constantly trying to have a more accurate image of ourselves. In order to do so, people make social comparisons.

When we want to see ourselves in a more accurate way, we compare ourselves to people who are in similar situations or have a similar background to our own (As opposed to comparing ourselves to people who are in a position of disadvantage compared to us and therefore, ending feeling better about ourselves).

In this example, Charles wants to see himself accurately, therefore, as we said before we will more likely compare himself to people who are in similar circumstances and therefore with a similar background to his own.

The correct answer is downward social comparison

Explanation:

There are two major types of social comparisons; upward social comparison and downward social comparison.

Upward social comparison is that in which an individual compares him/herself with people doing better than him/herself is doing while downward social comparison is that in which an individual compares him/herself with people he/she is doing better than.

From the above, it can be seen that upward social comparison will cause an individual to look less happy and unaccomplished while downward social comparison will make an individual look accomplished and will be able to appraise him/herself accurately. Hence, Chris is most likely to make a downward social comparison.