Social Psychology Crossword

subfield in psychology that focuses on an individual's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors which can be influenced by our social interactions with others
Unselfish regard for others
exception that helps bring about the outcome that is expected in an individual
broad, overgeneralized beliefs about characteristics of a certain group of people
often a negative, unjustified attitude towards a group of people
unjustifiable negative behavior toward a group and its members
loss of self-awareness when one is in a group
tendency to preform simple, well learned tasks better in the presence of others
accepted role of behaviors in society or a given situation
tendency that causes an individual to use less effort when in a group rather than working alone
tendency of members of a decision-making group to be more focused on reaching a consensus than on critically examining the issues at hand
an individual naturally mimics; unconsciously mimicking others' expressions, postures, and voice tones to help us feel what others are feeling
the tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request
an expectation that people will help those dependent upon them
the tendency to favor one's own group
the tendency of people to believe the world is just and that people therefore get what they deserve and deserve what they get
we feel happier around happy people than around depressed ones; we share up and down moods when surrounded by similar moods
the phenomenon that repeated exposure to certain stimuli (most often new ones) increases liking of them
an expectation that people will help those who have helped them
adjusting one's behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard; Asch experiment
shared goals that overcome differences or conflicts among people’ require cooperation
the theory that prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame (often in minority)
physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt someone; includes hostile and instrumental
revealing intimate or personal aspects of oneself to others
the tendency to recall faces of one's own race more accurately than faces of other races
closeness, either in terms of relationships, distance, or time
people you share an identity with; “us”
people who are different from us; “them”
positive or negative evaluation of persons, objects, or issues