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What theory did Leon Festinger develop that suggests people seek to minimize discomfort caused by inconsistent beliefs and behaviors?
What theory did Leon Festinger develop that suggests people seek to minimize discomfort caused by inconsistent beliefs and behaviors?
Which principle did Leon Festinger famously practice when personally infiltrating a doomsday cult?
Which principle did Leon Festinger famously practice when personally infiltrating a doomsday cult?
Which psychologist renounced the behaviorist view of social psychology by demonstrating the inadequacy of stimulus-response conditioning accounts of human behavior?
Which psychologist renounced the behaviorist view of social psychology by demonstrating the inadequacy of stimulus-response conditioning accounts of human behavior?
Which theory did Fritz Heider publish in 1958 that expanded upon his creations of balance theory and attribution theory?
Which theory did Fritz Heider publish in 1958 that expanded upon his creations of balance theory and attribution theory?
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What did Leon Festinger advance in social psychology that involved both laboratory experimentation and studying real-life situations?
What did Leon Festinger advance in social psychology that involved both laboratory experimentation and studying real-life situations?
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What did Carl Iver Hovland first report after studying the effects of the propaganda film 'Why We Fight' on soldiers in the Army?
What did Carl Iver Hovland first report after studying the effects of the propaganda film 'Why We Fight' on soldiers in the Army?
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Who did Carl Iver Hovland collaborate with in his later studies on attitude change and persuasion?
Who did Carl Iver Hovland collaborate with in his later studies on attitude change and persuasion?
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According to Carl Iver Hovland, what did one's ability to resist persuasion by a certain group depend on?
According to Carl Iver Hovland, what did one's ability to resist persuasion by a certain group depend on?
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Which theory of attitude change did Carl Iver Hovland develop?
Which theory of attitude change did Carl Iver Hovland develop?
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What did Carl Iver Hovland conduct path-breaking research on?
What did Carl Iver Hovland conduct path-breaking research on?
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Who conducted a study challenging antigay stereotypes by comparing psychosocial adjustment between gay and heterosexual men?
Who conducted a study challenging antigay stereotypes by comparing psychosocial adjustment between gay and heterosexual men?
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Which work by Fritz Heider was highly influential in the development of attribution theory?
Which work by Fritz Heider was highly influential in the development of attribution theory?
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What did Evelyn Hooker's study on gay men outside hospital or prison settings lead the American Psychiatric Association to do?
What did Evelyn Hooker's study on gay men outside hospital or prison settings lead the American Psychiatric Association to do?
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Which field was significantly influenced by Fritz Heider's work?
Which field was significantly influenced by Fritz Heider's work?
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What aspect of psychological adjustment did Evelyn Hooker's study find no detectable difference between homosexual and heterosexual men?
What aspect of psychological adjustment did Evelyn Hooker's study find no detectable difference between homosexual and heterosexual men?
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Who among the mentioned psychologists developed an eclectic theory based on traits?
Who among the mentioned psychologists developed an eclectic theory based on traits?
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Which psychologist emphasized the importance of the present context over past history for understanding personality?
Which psychologist emphasized the importance of the present context over past history for understanding personality?
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Who rejected psychoanalytic and behavioral approaches to personality as being either too interpretive or not interpretive enough?
Who rejected psychoanalytic and behavioral approaches to personality as being either too interpretive or not interpretive enough?
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Which psychologist had a profound influence despite being cited less often than other well-known figures?
Which psychologist had a profound influence despite being cited less often than other well-known figures?
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Which psychologist was a pioneer in social psychology in the United States and contributed seminal work in impression formation and conformity?
Which psychologist was a pioneer in social psychology in the United States and contributed seminal work in impression formation and conformity?
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What is Henri Tajfel best known for?
What is Henri Tajfel best known for?
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Which theory did Henri Tajfel co-develop with John Turner?
Which theory did Henri Tajfel co-develop with John Turner?
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What did Norman Triplett's experiment focus on?
What did Norman Triplett's experiment focus on?
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In Henri Tajfel's minimal group paradigm, experimental participants were divided into groups based on what?
In Henri Tajfel's minimal group paradigm, experimental participants were divided into groups based on what?
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What did Stanley Hall's dissertation, published in Pedagogical Seminary, focus on?
What did Stanley Hall's dissertation, published in Pedagogical Seminary, focus on?
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Solomon Asch's research focused on which phenomenon?
Solomon Asch's research focused on which phenomenon?
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Which psychological effect did Roger William Brown NOT study?
Which psychological effect did Roger William Brown NOT study?
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In the context of Gestalt psychology, what does the statement 'the whole is greater than the sum of its parts' imply?
In the context of Gestalt psychology, what does the statement 'the whole is greater than the sum of its parts' imply?
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Which aspect of psychology was Roger Brown particularly associated with?
Which aspect of psychology was Roger Brown particularly associated with?
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What significant role did Roger Brown's 1965 textbook 'Social Psychology' play?
What significant role did Roger Brown's 1965 textbook 'Social Psychology' play?
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What did Muzafer Sherif contribute to the field of social psychology?
What did Muzafer Sherif contribute to the field of social psychology?
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Which topic was NOT studied by Carolyn Wood Sherif?
Which topic was NOT studied by Carolyn Wood Sherif?
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What did Muzafer Sherif investigate in the Robber's Cave experiment?
What did Muzafer Sherif investigate in the Robber's Cave experiment?
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Which phenomenon was NOT studied by Muzafer Sherif?
Which phenomenon was NOT studied by Muzafer Sherif?
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What area of research is associated with Carolyn Wood Sherif?
What area of research is associated with Carolyn Wood Sherif?
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Which theory did Muzafer Sherif help develop?
Which theory did Muzafer Sherif help develop?
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What research technique is Muzafer Sherif known for introducing?
What research technique is Muzafer Sherif known for introducing?
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Which psychologist conducted studies on norm formation?
Which psychologist conducted studies on norm formation?
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What phenomenon did Muzafer Sherif study that involved overcoming intergroup hostility through superordinate goals?
What phenomenon did Muzafer Sherif study that involved overcoming intergroup hostility through superordinate goals?
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Which topic did Carolyn Wood Sherif NOT research?
Which topic did Carolyn Wood Sherif NOT research?
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