Many social psychological theories are "middle-range theories." This means that
a. most theories in social psychology account for interpersonal, rather than
individual or group-level, phenomena
b. most theories in social psychology don't try to account for all of social life, but
focus instead on a limited range of social behavior
c. most theories in social psychology have a moderate amount of support, but have
not been thoroughly and exhaustively researched
d. most theories in social psychology focus on the obvious, or predictable, aspects
of social interaction
Answer: B
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