LSU PSYC 2000 FINAL KNAPP COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
● Social Psychology. Answer: Study of how people think, feel, and behave in social contexts
● Attribution. Answer: Explaining the causes of behavior
● Dispositional Attribution. Answer: Attributing behavior to internal traits
● Situational Attribution. Answer: Attributing behavior to external circumstances
● Fundamental Attribution Error. Answer: Overemphasizing disposition and
underemphasizing situation
● Actor-Observer Effect. Answer: Attributing others' behavior to disposition and own to
situation
● Self-Serving Bias. Answer: Taking credit for success and blaming failure on situations
● Attitude. Answer: Evaluative response toward a person, object, or idea
● Cognitive Dissonance. Answer: Discomfort from holding conflicting beliefs or behaviors
● Persuasion. Answer: Using communication to change attitudes
● Central Route Persuasion. Answer: Attitude change through careful evaluation of
arguments
● Peripheral Route Persuasion. Answer: Attitude change through superficial cues
● Foot-in-the-Door Technique. Answer: Starting with small request to increase compliance
with larger one
● Door-in-the-Face Technique. Answer: Starting with large request to increase compliance
with smaller one
● Social Influence. Answer: Effect others have on individual behavior and attitudes
● Conformity. Answer: Adjusting behavior to match group norms
GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
● Social Psychology. Answer: Study of how people think, feel, and behave in social contexts
● Attribution. Answer: Explaining the causes of behavior
● Dispositional Attribution. Answer: Attributing behavior to internal traits
● Situational Attribution. Answer: Attributing behavior to external circumstances
● Fundamental Attribution Error. Answer: Overemphasizing disposition and
underemphasizing situation
● Actor-Observer Effect. Answer: Attributing others' behavior to disposition and own to
situation
● Self-Serving Bias. Answer: Taking credit for success and blaming failure on situations
● Attitude. Answer: Evaluative response toward a person, object, or idea
● Cognitive Dissonance. Answer: Discomfort from holding conflicting beliefs or behaviors
● Persuasion. Answer: Using communication to change attitudes
● Central Route Persuasion. Answer: Attitude change through careful evaluation of
arguments
● Peripheral Route Persuasion. Answer: Attitude change through superficial cues
● Foot-in-the-Door Technique. Answer: Starting with small request to increase compliance
with larger one
● Door-in-the-Face Technique. Answer: Starting with large request to increase compliance
with smaller one
● Social Influence. Answer: Effect others have on individual behavior and attitudes
● Conformity. Answer: Adjusting behavior to match group norms
