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| unselfish behaviors or actions done for the sake of someone else |
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| any behavior that violates the rules of conventions of society and/or personal rights |
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| a social phenomenon in which a person is less likely to offer help to another person when there are more people around who can also provide assistance |
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| the process by which an individual goes along with a request made by one or more other persons |
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| the process by which an individual shapes his or her behavior to make it consistent with the norms of a group |
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| the idea that prejudices will be reduced simply as a result of direct contact between social groups |
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| the phenomenon that occurs when people in groups start to lose some of their own self-awareness and self-restraint as a result of being among others |
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| a phenomenon that occurs when group members' initial view of a subject matter become exaggerated through the dynamic process of group interaction |
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| a phenomenon that occurs when group members focus on reaching a unanimous opinion more than on other goals, including those that inspired the group to form in the first place |
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| harmful behavior that results from an emotional outburst |
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| the false perception that two variables are related when in fact they are not |
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| behavior that happens to harm another person as the aggressor tries to obtain something |
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| the process by which an individual follows the commands of an actual or perceived authority figure |
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| outgroup homogeneity bias |
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| the tendency to view all members of an outgroup as alike |
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| a negative, usually unjustified attitude directed toward people simply because they are members of a specific social group |
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| the idea that competition among groups for valuable or scarce resources will lead to prejudice |
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| the tendency to sort people into groups according to characteristics that appear to be common to their members |
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| a phenomenon in which the presence of other people positively influences the performance of an individual |
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| a phenomenon in which the presence of other people has a detrimental influence on the performance of an individual |
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| a phenomenon in which each member of a group puts forth less effort as the size of the group increases |
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| typical perceptions or the main characteristics of a particular social group, which are usually based on the assumption that the typical example represents all others |
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