Aspiration Behavior as Influenced by Expectation and Group Comparison

A Theory of Social Comparison Processes

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Personality and behavior disorders.

David Rappaport · Journal of Consulting Psychology · 1945 · 672 citations

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Non-parametric statistics for psychological research.

Lincoln E. Moses · Psychological Bulletin · 1952 · 168 citations

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Changes in the attractiveness of activities: the effect of expectation preceding performance.

Mildred E. Gebhard · Journal of Experimental Psychology · 1949 · 54 citations

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The effects of two degrees of failure on level of aspiration and performance.

Ira M. Steisel, Bertram D. Cohen · Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology · 1951 · 20 citations

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