Question

Sandra thinks that smiling a lot during a job interview increases a person’s chances of getting a job offer. The main difference between Sandra’s folk theory and social psychological theories is that social psychological theories are
a. always more complicated.
b. almost always counterintuitive.
c. based on logic.
d. tested using the scientific method.

Answer 1

Answer: Option C

Explanation: Social psychology is that branch of psychology that studies the behavior of an individual in a social context. The psychologists selects some individuals and studies their behavior in certain situations. After an extensive study of subject individuals the psychologist proposes a rigid and approved theory of human behavior.

On the other hand, folk theories are made by individuals based upon their individual observations of sequence of co-incidences.

Thus, from the above we can conclude that the correct option is C.