The process by which people understand their own ability or condition by mentally comparing themselves to others.

A bias in affective forecasting in which one overestimates the strength or intensity of emotion one will experience after some event.

The evolution of characteristics because of the mating advantage they give organisms.

Parenting style that is high is demandingness and low in support.

The variable the researcher manipulates and controls in an experiment.

The cultural trend in which the primary unit of measurement is the group. Collectivists are likely to emphasize duty and obligation over personal aspirations.

The tendency for individuals to nonconsciously mimic the postures, mannerisms, facial expressions, and other behaviors of one’s interaction partners.

This refers to the relationship or interaction between two or more individuals in a group. Thus, the interpersonal functions of emotion refer to the effects of one’s emotion on others, or to the relationship between oneself and others.

How does Helena react when Lysander professes his love to her?

A social perceiver’s assumption that the other person wants, knows, or feels the same as the perceiver wants, know, or feels.