12 Questions
Who is credited with inspiring the development of social psychology theories by stating that people are social creatures by nature?
Aristotle
Which French thinker in the mid-19th century emphasized that society and social issues should be studied scientifically like natural science?
Auguste Comte
Who presented the theory of crowd behavior in 1895, arguing that people behave badly in groups due to a crowd mind?
Gustav LeBon
Which psychologist conducted the first social psychology experiment in 1897, studying how children's performance changed in the presence of others?
Norman Triplett
Who wrote 'An Introduction to Social Psychology' in 1908, grounding social behavior in biology and focusing on the role of instincts?
William McDougall
Which American sociologist wrote 'Social Psychology' focusing on crowd behavior, culture, conformity, and conflict?
Edward Ross
What did Richard LaPierre study in his classic study in 1934?
Attitudes and behaviors of American hotel owners towards a Chinese couple
In LaPierre's study, how many hotels and restaurants did they visit and how many times were they turned away?
Visited over 250 hotels and restaurants, turned away only once
What did Adorno and colleagues find in their study on the authoritarian personality in 1950?
Individuals with an authoritarian personality were more obedient to authority figures and showed extreme submissiveness
What conflict did Stanley Milgram focus on in his famous obedience study in 1963?
Conflict between obedience to authority and personal conscience
What was the main justification offered by those accused at the Nuremberg War Criminal trials for their acts of genocide?
Obedience to authority
When did Stanley Milgram start his famous experiments on obedience?
July 1961
Explore the key philosophers and researchers who laid the foundations of social psychology, including Aristotle, Auguste Comte, and Gustav LeBon. Understand their contributions to the development of social psychology theories and how they influenced the study of society and social issues.
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