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Important figures in social psychology include: 
- Philip Zimbardo
- Leon Festinger
- Stanley Milgram
- Solomon Asch

Important Figures in Social Psychology

Philip Zimbardo is a social psychologist and professor at Stanford University. He is most known for his Stanford Prison Experiment.

Philip Zimbardo 

Leon Festinger was a social psychologist known for his theory of cognitive dissonance. 

Leon Festinger 

Which of the following contributions are correctly matched with the important figures in social psychology?

Which of the following statements about Philip Zimbardo and Leon Festinger is true?

Which of the following experiments or theories is correctly associated with Philip Zimbardo or Leon Festinger?

Which of the following theories or experiments is correctly attributed to either Philip Zimbardo or Leon Festinger?

Solomon Asch was a psychologist known for his experiments in the 1950s that investigated how social pressure from a majority group could affect a person's judgment and behavior.

Solomon Asch

Kurt Lewin is recognized as the founder of social psychology, and his work in the 1930s also had a significant impact on organizational psychology. His research explored the effects of leadership styles and team dynamics, and he is credited with coining the term 'group dynamics' based on his studies of group interaction, cooperation, and communication.

Kurt Lewin

Stanley Milgram was an American social psychologist who is most famous for his controversial and highly influential research on obedience. His studies were originally motivated by the trial of Adolf Eichmann, a Nazi war criminal, and sought to understand if people would inflict severe pain on others simply because they were following orders from an authority figure.

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