Social Psychology Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Psychology & Sociology has 40 clues. Answers range from 3 to 16 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

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The scientific study of how people think about, influence, and relate to one another
Father of Social Psychology (Last Name)
Theory that states humans interact to maximize rewards and minimize costs. Social ______
The principle which states that friends are developed based on who they live or work around. ________ Attraction
The tendency for liking to occur after repeated interaction or familiarity
Not opposites attract but _______ (4 words)
The "B" in the life cycle of a romantic relationship
Theory of arousal that suggests we can confuse our cause of arousal such as confusing fear for "love." _____ Factor Theory
Humans have a need to __________
The love that consists of intimacy, passion, and commitment
The researcher who conducted "The Strange Situation" and identified the childhood attachment styles (Last name)
How many horsemen of the apocalypse for marriage did John Gottman describe?
Our own mental representation of ourselves. The answer to "Who am I?"
William James describe the I and the 3 Me's. The 3 Me's include material self and the social self. What is the third self?
The source of self esteem is either bottom up or _________ (2 words)
Locus of control where you feel you control your own destiny
The tendency to underestimate the commonality of one's abilities is false ________
The effect when positive perceptions shape others for the better
The tendency to search for information that confirms one's preconceptions is the ________ bias
When something comes to mind easily, we believe it to be common is the Availability _________
The theory that explains how people explain others' behaviors
The two routes of persuasion is peripheral and _________
The procedure for increasing individuals' resistance to an argument by giving weak and easily defeated versions
Fritz Heider proposed the _________theory. The idea we all want harmony and consistency
Motivation is either intrinsic or.......
Door-in-the-face and Foot-in-the-door are techniques for...
Solomon Asch studied ______ with the line judgment task
This researcher conducted experiments with a "teacher" and a "learner" to test obedience
The type of leader that encourages group to set its own goal. The group works moderately and consistently
A sports team, sorority, small bible study, and a knitting club are all examples of....
The best group size
The reduction of one's efforts when working in a group is defined as social _______
When group discussion leads to decisions that are more extreme than the original positions of group members is know as group __________
When people in a group are more concerned about getting along than evaluating alternative positions
Sherif's experiment that studied tension and hostility between two groups
The goal that brings smaller groups together for a common goal or purpose
Behavior that is intended to benefit another
In the case of Genovese, _______ of responsibility occurred.
The type of altruism that occurs when a person helps nonrelatives who return the favor
When we compare ourselves to others to discover who we are. __________ Comparison

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