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Explain what the role of common sense is (and is not) in social psychology
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Suppose that in a restaurant, a waiter grows impatient with a customer, rolls his eyes, taps his pencil impatiently on his order book, and finally snaps, I haven't got all day, you know.
 
  Compare and contrast how a personality psychologist and a social psychologist would attempt to explain such behavior.
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: Common sense can be used as a springboard for formulating new research ideas. Common sense is not a substitute for using the scientific method because it is filled with contradictions and is subject to biases in thinking.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: Both personality and social psychologists would use an individual level of analysis rather than a larger, broader level that focuses on economic, political, or historical forces. Personality psychologists, however, would focus on the kinds of characteristics in which people differ; for example, they would focus on enduring characteristics like the hostility or impulsivity of the waiter. In contrast, although social psychologists would also focus on the individual, they would attend to ways in which the waiter is like other people; for example, social psychologists might turn their attention to the waiter's situation and in particular, his construal of the situation with the customer.





 

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