Across
- 2. websites and applications that allow social networking and sharing of information
- 7. following the commands of someone with authority, or the rules or laws of our society
- 8. a cognitive bias in which the impression formed about one quality of a person influences beliefs and expectations about the person in other qualities
- 15. the closeness between two or more people, either in physical distance or in the closeness of their relationship
- 16. any group to which an individual belongs or with which an individual identifies
- 17. everyday acts of helping others, as well as helping that involves personal cost to the helper
- 19. when an individual or group with more power repeatedly and intentionally causes hurt or harm to another person or group of people who feel helpless to respond
- 20. prejudice prejudice that is consciously held and deliberately thought about
- 21. a collection of beliefs that we have about the people who belong to a certain group, regardless of individual differences among members of that group
- 22. positive or negative behaviour that is directed towards a social group and its members
- 23. the mental processes used to form impressions and draw conclusions about the personal characteristics of other people
Down
- 1. the tendency for individuals to be less likely to help another person in need when other bystanders are present, or believed to be present, as compared to when they are alone, and, the greater the number of bystanders, the less likely any one of them is to help
- 3. form of prejudice which tends to be subtle, hidden and expressed in ways more likely to be accepted within the majority group
- 4. the tendency to attribute one’s own behaviour to external or situational factors, while attributing others’ behaviour to internal or personal factors
- 5. an individual’s (or group’s) ability to control or influence the thoughts, feelings or behaviour of another person (or group)
- 6. when judging ourselves, the tendency to take the credit for our successes and attribute failures to situational factors
- 9. any group to which an individual does not belong or identify
- 10. proposes that certain types of contact between members of different groups can reduce prejudice between them
- 11. a goal that cannot be achieved by any one group alone and overrides other existing goals which each group might have
- 12. the ability to identify with and understand another person’s feelings or difficulties
- 13. a strategy to reduce prejudice by increasing contact between groups who are prejudiced against each other
- 14. the tendency to adjust one’s thoughts, feelings or behaviour in ways that are in agreement with those of a particular individual or group, or with accepted standards about how a person should behave in certain situations (social norms)
- 18. not doing something because of a fear of appearing foolish in the presence of others