The exams are not cumulative. The names of specific researchers are not of critical importance since questions will provide sufficient information for the identification of research.
Social psychology is deceptively simple.
Because the phenomena covered in this course often seem familiar, it is all too easy to assume that intuition is a good guide to the material. This feeling has lulled many students into a false sense of security as they entered exams in this course. Bear in mind that the course is not only about understanding human social behaviour, but also about learning how the science of social psychology yields such understanding. You would be asking your common sense too much if you expect it to tell you not only if people who are in love are happier, but also how this has been demonstrated scientifically. Also beware of the false sense of security that comes from your understanding of the material covered in lectures.