Across
- 1. theory that we act to reduce the discomfort we feel when two of our cognitions are inconsistent
- 5. feelings that predispose us to respond in a particular way to others
- 9. goals shared that override differences among people & require their cooperation
- 11. perceived incompatibility of actions, goals or ideas
- 17. theory that explains someone's behavior by crediting the situation or the person's disposition
- 18. set of norms about social position
- 20. unselfish regard for the welfare of others
- 22. generalized belief about a group of people
- 23. people are influenced by attention-getting cues
- 25. theory that prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame
- 26. phenomenon that reflects "good is rewarded & evil is punished"
- 27. the tendency for people who have fist agreed to a small request later comply with a larger one
- 28. any physical or verbal behavior intended to harm someone
- 29. thinking that occurs when the desire for harmony overrides realistic appraisal of alternatives
Down
- 2. culturally modeled guide for how to act in various situations
- 3. occurs when group participation makes people both aroused & anonymous
- 4. strategy designed to decrease international tensions (abbr.)
- 6. unjustifiable negative behavior toward a group of people
- 7. researcher that discussed conformity in his standard and comparison lines experiment (last name)
- 8. unjustifiable & negative attitude toward a group & its members
- 10. understood rules for accepted & expected behavior
- 12. study of how we think, influence and relate to one another
- 13. condition in which people received from a relationship in proportion to what they give
- 14. "them"
- 15. "us"
- 16. when people in a group exert less effort then they would if individually accountable
- 19. experiencing strengthened performance in others' presence
- 21. occurs when interested people's thinking is influenced by evidence & arguments
- 24. the two common subtle types are suggestibility & mimicry