Abstract
Previous studies have indicated the importance of empathy in real-world social behavior, the multiple ways that empathy is affected by group condition, and the important role that expressivity plays in determining the empathy of a perceiver. This study seeks to bridge the relationship between expressivity and empathic accuracy while accounting for the effects that group condition may have by having the expressivity of individuals assessed while they believe they either are addressing a social ingroup or an outgroup member. Potentially due to a limited sample size, this study produced no significant findings regarding a change in expressivity or empathic accuracy. However, a non-significant trend of empathic accuracy was observed across the two group conditions. Further research using a larger set of participants may be required, as the study was notably underpowered. In addition, it is of interest for further research to develop a more precise measure of expressivity.