Paul Is an Analyst at an Investment Bank

Multiple Choice

Paul is an analyst at an investment bank. He notices that many of the senior executives at his office wear Rolex watches, so he decides to save up and buy a Rolex so that he will appear to be more like those executives. Paul's comparison of his own material possessions with those owned by others to determine his relative social standing is an example of ________.

A) Social Comparison Theory
B) affluent consumption
C) downward comparison
D) social stratification
E) antisocial comparison