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Foundational Facts in Social Psychology

Social Psychology

Testing basic knowledge of key figures, dates, and numbers in the field of social psychology.

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10 Questions Easy Ages 14+ Apr 6, 2026

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1 What year did Solomon Asch publish his seminal studies on conformity?

A 1951
B 1955
C 1961
D 1971

2 In Stanley Milgram's obedience experiments, approximately what percentage of participants administered the highest possible shock level?

A 35%
B 50%
C 65%
D 80%

3 Who is credited with conducting the Stanford Prison Experiment in 1971?

A Philip Zimbardo
B Solomon Asch
C Stanley Milgram
D Albert Bandura

4 The bystander effect was significantly influenced by the murder of Kitty Genovese in which year?

A 1959
B 1964
C 1970
D 1975

5 The initial publication of the theory of cognitive dissonance is attributed to Leon Festinger in which year?

A 1949
B 1957
C 1963
D 1971

6 What year did Muzafer Sherif conduct his Robbers Cave experiment on intergroup conflict?

A 1948
B 1954
C 1961
D 1968

7 Albert Bandura's Bobo doll experiment, demonstrating observational learning, was first published in which decade?

A 1940s
B 1950s
C 1960s
D 1970s

8 The fundamental attribution error is a concept most closely associated with the work of:

A Fritz Heider
B Leon Festinger
C Muzafer Sherif
D Stanley Milgram

9 In the context of groupthink, Irving Janis first proposed the concept in his book published in what year?

A 1959
B 1967
C 1972
D 1980

10 The 'foot-in-the-door' technique, a compliance strategy, was extensively studied by psychologists Jonathan Freedman and Scott Fraser in:

A 1966
B 1970
C 1974
D 1978

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