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12-step || recovery || programmes || - || correct || answer || ✔ A || type || of || self-help || group || that || gives || group || members || 12 || principles || to || follow || in || order || to || be || able || to || stop || using || drugs, || alcohol, || etc. Accommodation || - || correct || answer || ✔ When || new || information || is || received, || or || a || new || situation || is || experienced, || a || type || of || learning || happens. || This || cognitive || process || results || in || an || existing || schema || being || changed || or || a || new || schema || being || developed. Adaptive || - || correct || answer || ✔ When || an || individual's || physical || or || psychological || characteristics || are || able || to || change || in || order || to || fit || different || situations || and || environments. || Being || adaptive || increases || that || individual's || chances || of || survival || and || successful || reproduction. Addiction || - || correct || answer || ✔ Being || unable || to || stop || or || control || substance || use, || or || a || frequently || repeated || behaviour. || People || with || an || addiction || become || entirely || focused || on || the || substance || or || behaviour. || Withdrawal || symptoms || will || occur || without || regular || use || of || the || substance, || or || engagement || in || the || behaviour. Agency || - || correct || answer || ✔ The || ability || to || choose, || carry || out || and || control || our || own || actions.
Allocation || to || conditions || - || correct || answer || ✔ Assigning || participants || into || each || of || the || conditions || in || an || experiment. Alternative || hypothesis || - || correct || answer || ✔ A || hypothesis || that || predicts || a || relationship || between || two || variables || will || be || found. || It || is || the || opposing || statement || to || the || null || hypothesis || and || it || is || accepted || if || the || evidence || in || the || research || data || is || significant. Ambiguity || - || correct || answer || ✔ Being || able || to || be || interpreted || or || understood || in || more || than || one || way. Anonymity || - || correct || answer || ✔ Being || unknown || to || most || people; || not || able || to || be || identified. || Information || collected || for || research || cannot || be || connected || to || the || participant. Antidepressants || - || correct || answer || ✔ A || form || of || medication || used || to || prevent || and || treat || depression || and || some || other || conditions || (eg || anxiety, || OCD). Antisocial || behaviour || - || correct || answer || ✔ Acting || in || ways || that || are || socially || unacceptable, || differs || from || social || norms || and || fails || to || respect || other || people's || rights. Appetite || - || correct || answer || ✔ A || desire || to || meet || a || physical || need. || Most || often || it || refers || to || the || desire || to || eat || food. Assimilation || - || correct || answer || ✔ When || new || information || is || received, || or || a || new || situation || is || experienced, || a || type || of || learning || happens. || This || cognitive ||
Aversion || therapy || - || correct || answer || ✔ A || treatment || to || help || people || stop || undesirable || behaviours || (eg || substance || abuse). || The || person || experiences || some || form || of || discomfort || when || carrying || out || the || undesirable || behaviour. || This || results || in || the || behaviour || becoming || associated || with || the || discomfort || and || therefore || being || less || likely || to || be || engaged || in, || in || the || future. Bar || chart || - || correct || answer || ✔ A || type || of || graph || that || is || used || to || display || data || in || discrete || categories. || Numerical || values || are || represented || by || the || height || or || length || of || lines || or || rectangles. Behaviour || - || correct || answer || ✔ The || way || a || person, || group || or || species || acts || in || response || to || a || situation || or || internal/external || stimulus. Binocular || depth || cues || - || correct || answer || ✔ Sensory || information || that || allows || perception || of || depth || or || distance || and || is || received || from || both || eyes. Bipolar || depression || - || correct || answer || ✔ A || mood || disorder || that || causes || a || person's || mood, || energy, || and || activity || levels || to || move || between || being || emotional || highs/mania || and || lows/depression. || (Previously || known || as || manic || depression). Body || language || - || correct || answer || ✔ Conscious || and || unconscious || postures, || gestures || and || movements || that || express || thoughts, || attitudes || and || feelings. || Also || a || commonly || used || term || for || non-verbal || communication. Brain || stem || - || correct || answer || ✔ At || the || base || of || the || brain, || this || is || the || part || that || is || connected || to || the || spinal || cord || and || controls || messages || between || the || brain || and || the || rest || of || the || body. || It || also || controls || bodily || functions || such || as || breathing || and || heart || rate.
British || Psychological || Society || (BPS) || guidelines || - || correct || answer || ✔ The || ethical || guidelines || that || cover || the || work || of || all || practising || and || research || psychologists. || Produced || by || the || British || Psychological || Society || in || its || Code || of || Ethics || and || Conduct || (2006) || and || Code || of || Human || Research || Ethics || (2014). || Details || how || participants || in || psychological || research || should || be || treated. Bystander || behaviour || - || correct || answer || ✔ The || way || that || an || individual || acts || when || they || see || someone || needing || help. Bystander || intervention || - || correct || answer || ✔ When || an || individual || goes || to || the || aid || of || someone || they || see || needing || help || or || when || they || see || a || potentially || high-risk || situation. Capacity || - || correct || answer || ✔ A || measure || of || how || much || information || can || be || stored. Case || study || - || correct || answer || ✔ An || in-depth || investigation || of || an || individual, || group, || organisation || or || specific || situation. || Uses || data || gathered || using || a || variety || of || methods || and || from || a || variety || of || sources. Categories || of || behaviour || (behaviour || categories) || - || correct || answer || ✔ Clearly || defined, || specific || actions || that || can || be || observed || and || recorded || as || examples || of || the || target || behaviour. Central || nervous || system || (CNS) || - || correct || answer || ✔ Consists || of || the || brain || and || spinal || cord || and || acts || as || the || body's || processing || centre. || The || main ||
Cognitive || neuroscience || - || correct || answer || ✔ The || scientific || study || of || the || ways || in || which || cognitive || processes || and || the || biological || structures || of || the || brain || and || the || nervous || system || work || together. Collective || behaviour || - || correct || answer || ✔ Actions || that || happen || when || people || are || part || of || a || group. || This || behaviour || may || be || different || from || the || ways || in || which || the || same || people || would || behave || individually || or || when || alone. Communication || - || correct || answer || ✔ The || sending || or || receiving || of || information || between || people || (or || animals). Concrete || operational || [stage] || - || correct || answer || ✔ Using || cognitive || abilities || to || apply || logic || and || solve || problems, || but || limited || to || real || situations || and || physical || objects. Conditions || - || correct || answer || ✔ To || investigate || the || effect || of || an || independent || variable || (IV) || on || the || dependent || variable || (DV), || participants || take || part || in || different || trials/situations || called || conditions. || Participants || in || each || trial || or || situation || will || experience || a || different || part || of || the || IV. Conformity || - || correct || answer || ✔ When || perceived || group || pressure || leads || to || someone || changing || their || opinions, || attitudes || or || behaviours || in || order || to || fit || in || with || the || accepted || conventions || and || norms || of || other || people. Conservation || - || correct || answer || ✔ Understanding || that || the || quantity || of || something || is || still || the || same, || even || if || it || looks || different.
Context || - || correct || answer || ✔ The || surroundings || for || an || event, || thought || or || memory || which || enable || these || things || to || be || more || fully || understood || and || may || act || as || a || cue || to || recall. Convergence || - || correct || answer || ✔ Depth || perception || cue || related || to || the || extent || that || eyes || have || to || turn || inward || in || order || to || focus || on || images/objects. Coping || - || correct || answer || ✔ The || ability || to || use || cognitive || and || behavioural || strategies || to || manage || the || situations || and || deal || with || problems || and || responsibilities || calmly || and || effectively. Correlation || - || correct || answer || ✔ A || mathematical || technique || used || to || establish || the || strength || of || a || relationship || between || variables. Correlational || relationship || - || correct || answer || ✔ A || connection || or || association || between || variables. || This || does || not || mean || there || is || also || cause || and || effect. || When || two || variables || are || correlated, || it || only || means || that || as || one || variable || changes, || so || does || the || other. Cortex || - || correct || answer || ✔ The || outer || layer || of || the || brain || where || higher || cognitive || functions, || such || as || speech, || thinking || and || emotions, || occur. Counterbalancing || - || correct || answer || ✔ Used || in || repeated || measures || design || to || limit || order || effects. || Half || of || the || participants || take || part || in || the || conditions || in || one || order || (A || followed || by || B) || while || the || other || half || take || part || in || them || in || the || opposite || order || (B || followed || by || A).
behaviours/use. || When || the || behaviour || is || not || repeated || or || the || substance || is || not || present, || withdrawal || symptoms || will || occur. Dependent || variable || (DV) || - || correct || answer || ✔ The || thing || that || will || be || measured || by || a || researcher || to || see || if || changing || the || IV || has || had || any || effect. Depth || cue || - || correct || answer || ✔ Ways || of || perceiving || depth || or || distance || - || can || be || binocular || or || monocular. Development || - || correct || answer || ✔ The || manner || in || which, || over || time, || someone's || cognitive, || emotional, || intellectual, || and || social || abilities || grow, || change || and || become || more || advanced. Dispositional || factors || - || correct || answer || ✔ Personal || characteristics || which || may || affect || a || person's || behaviour || and || choices. Duration || - || correct || answer || ✔ How || long || information || can || be || stored || in || the || memory. Ecological || validity || - || correct || answer || ✔ The || results || of || the || investigation || can || be || said || to || apply || to || real-life || behaviour; || they || are || an || accurate || account || of || behaviour || in || the || real || world. Economy || - || correct || answer || ✔ A || country || or || region's || levels || of || production, || trade, || distribution || and || consumption || of || goods || and || services.
Effort || after || meaning || - || correct || answer || ✔ Making || sense || of || something || unfamiliar || by || changing || it || into || more || familiar || terms. Egocentric || - || correct || answer || ✔ Not || being || able || to || see || a || situation || or || event || from || another || person's || point || of || view. Emoticon || - || correct || answer || ✔ A || term || created || by || combining || 'emotion' || and || 'icon.' || A || non-verbal || way || of || expressing || emotions || or || moods. || Generally || seen || in || written || communication || that || uses || technology, || such || emails || and || texts. Emotion || - || correct || answer || ✔ Moods || or || feelings || that || an || individual || experiences. Encoding || - || correct || answer || ✔ Information || taken || into || the || memory || is || changed || into || a || form || that || can || be || stored || and || later || recalled. Energy || levels || - || correct || answer || ✔ A || capacity || for || carrying || out || physical || and || mental || activities. Episodic || memory || - || correct || answer || ✔ Recollections || of || personal || experiences || or || events || (may || include || feelings || as || well || as || recall || of || what || took || place). Estimate || - || correct || answer || ✔ The || approximate || value || of || a || calculation || or || measure || that || is || close || enough || to || the || correct || value. Ethical || issues || - || correct || answer || ✔ Concerns || about || what || is || morally || right || and || best || for || participants || when || researchers || are || carrying || out || research.
Eye || contact || - || correct || answer || ✔ When || two || people || are || looking || at || each || other's || eyes || at || the || same || time. False || memories || - || correct || answer || ✔ Remembering || something || that || has || never || happened || but || feels || as || if || it || did. Fiction || - || correct || answer || ✔ When || an || object, || colour || or || movement || is || perceived || but || the || construction || is || not || actually || there. Field || experiment || - || correct || answer || ✔ An || experiment || that || is || carried || out || in || a || natural/real || life || environment. Fight || or || flight || response || - || correct || answer || ✔ An || automatic || physiological || reaction || to || actual || or || perceived || threats. || Triggers || the || ANS || to || release || adrenalin || and || the || body || to || take || a || number || of || steps || so || that || an || individual || is || ready || for || action. Fixed || mindset || - || correct || answer || ✔ Belief || that || ability || and || achievement || are || due || to || genetics || and || unchanging || factors || and || that || no || amount || of || trying || will || alter || this. fMRI || scan || (functional || magnetic || resonance || imaging) || - || correct || answer || ✔ A || non-invasive, || imaging || machine || that || scans || the || brain || using || radio || waves. || It || measures || blood || oxygen || levels || and || magnetic || activity || in || order || to || show || which || parts || of || the || brain || are || most || active. Formal || operational || [stage] || - || correct || answer || ✔ Being || able || to || reason || in || a || way || that || uses || logic || and || abstract || thinking.
Fraction || - || correct || answer || ✔ Part || of || a || whole || number. Frequency || table || - || correct || answer || ✔ A || type || of || table || that || is || used || to || display || data || systematically || to || show || how || often || something || occurs. Frontal || lobe || - || correct || answer || ✔ One || of || the || four || major || lobes || of || the || cerebral || cortex, || the || frontal || lobe || is || at || the || front || of || the || brain. || Viewed || as || the || brain's || behaviour || and || emotional || control || centre; || controls || cognitive || processes || such || as || thought || and || memory || and || manages || emotions || and || personality. Gender || - || correct || answer || ✔ A || person's || sense || of || being || either || male || or || female, || generally || identified || by || social || norms || and || behaviours || and || cultural || roles. Genetic || vulnerability || - || correct || answer || ✔ Having || a || biological || predisposition/susceptibility || towards || developing || conditions || or || disorders || that || can || be || in || part || or || fully || hereditary. Growth || mindset || - || correct || answer || ✔ Belief || that || ability || and || achievement || are || due || to || hard || work || and || can || be || increased || through || effort || and || time. Height || in || plane || - || correct || answer || ✔ Distant || objects || are || seen || or || shown || as || being || higher || in || the || visual || field || in || relation || to || items || that || are || nearer.
Innate || - || correct || answer || ✔ Inborn || or || genetic, || rather || than || learned. Instructions || - || correct || answer || ✔ Written || or || spoken || information || provided || to || participants || before || and || during || an || experiment. Interference || - || correct || answer || ✔ Forgetting, || or || failing || to || learn || new || information, || because || other || information/memories || get || in || the || way. || This || is || especially || likely || to || occur || if || both || things || are || very || alike. International || Classification || of || Diseases || (ICD) || - || correct || answer || ✔ A || globally || used || list || of || symptoms || and || features || of || physical || and || mental || health || problems. || Provides || standard || measures || for || diagnosis. || Produced || by || the || World || Health || Organization || (WHO). Inter-observer || reliability || - || correct || answer || ✔ The || extent || to || which || the || record || sheets || of || two || or || more || people || carrying || out || an || observation, || match || one || another. Interpretive || cortex || - || correct || answer || ✔ Area || of || the || brain || where || memories, || or || our || interpretations || of || them, || are || stored. Interventions || - || correct || answer || ✔ Actions || taken || to || improve || a || physical || or || psychological || disorder. Interview || - || correct || answer || ✔ An || investigative || method || where || data || is || collected || by || directly || asking || questions || of || an || individual || or || group. || Interviews || can || vary || in || their || degree || of || structure.
Isolation || - || correct || answer || ✔ Being || lonely, || emotionally, || physically || or || socially || distant/separate || from || others. Laboratory || experiment || - || correct || answer || ✔ An || experiment || that || is || carried || out || in || an || unnatural, || controlled || environment. Language || - || correct || answer || ✔ A || system || of || communication || used || by || a || specific || group || of || people, || unique || to || humans. Language || areas || (of || the || brain) || - || correct || answer || ✔ Particular || areas || of || the || brain || that || carry || out || various || functions || that || allow || us || to || use || and || understand || spoken || and || written || words. || Includes || Wernicke's || area || in || the || temporal || lobe || and || Broca's || area || in || the || frontal || lobe. Learned || - || correct || answer || ✔ Abilities || or || characteristics || that || are || gained || through || experience || rather || than || being || present || at || birth. Learning || styles || - || correct || answer || ✔ The || different || ways || that || people || pick || up, || process || and || retain || new || information || and || knowledge. Linear || perspective || - || correct || answer || ✔ When || parallel || lines || appear || to || converge || or || join || together || at || some || point || in || the || distance. Localised || function || - || correct || answer || ✔ Different || areas || of || the || brain || that || are || responsible || for || specific || behaviours || or || functions.
Modern || living || - || correct || answer || ✔ The || way || of || life || for || people || in || a || time || where || there || is || advanced || science, || technology, || engineering, || etc. Monocular || depth || cue || - || correct || answer || ✔ Ways || of || perceiving || depth || or || distance || that || will || work || with || just || one || eye. Morality || - || correct || answer || ✔ Values || and || principles || about || what || behaviours, || attitudes || or || choices || are || seen || as || right || and || wrong || or || good || and || bad. Motion || parallax || - || correct || answer || ✔ Close || objects || in || our || visual || field || seem || to || move || more/faster || than || objects || that || are || further || away || in || our || visual || field. Motivation || - || correct || answer || ✔ Physiological || and || psychological || drives || and || needs || that || we || experience || and || that || can || affect || a || person's || choices, || actions || and || perception. Motor || area || (of || the || brain) || - || correct || answer || ✔ A || particular || area || of || the || brain || that || carries || out || various || functions || that || allow || us || to || plan, || control || and || carry || out || different || movements. Motor || neuron || - || correct || answer || ✔ Nerve || cells || that || carry || messages || from || the || CNS || to || the || muscles || to || make || them || move. Movement || - || correct || answer || ✔ Changing || your || body's || location || or || position.
Natural || experiment || - || correct || answer || ✔ Research || carried || out || into || the || effect || that || changes || in || the || IV || have || on || the || DV, || but || it || is || nature || or || other || factors || outside || the || control || of || the || researchers || that || assigns || people || to || the || conditions || of || the || IV, || such || as || their || age || or || gender. Nature || - || correct || answer || ✔ Refers || to || the || argument || that || characteristics || and || behaviours || are || genetically || influenced. Negative || correlation || - || correct || answer || ✔ An || inverse || relationship || between || two || variables || - || when || one || variable || decreases, || the || other || increases. Negative || schemas || - || correct || answer || ✔ A || pessimistic || cognitive || model/mental || framework || about || the || self, || the || world || and || the || future. || Based || on || previous || information || and || experiences. || Leads || individuals || to || focus || on || what || they || see || as || negative || when || receiving || or || seeking || to || understand || new || information. Neonates || - || correct || answer || ✔ Newborn || babies, || less || than || a || month || old. Neurological || damage || - || correct || answer || ✔ Damage || or || impairment || to || the || nervous || system || that || affects || the || ability || of || the || brain, || spinal || column || and || nerves || to || function || properly. || Resulting || in || changes || in || behaviour || and/or || loss || of || function. Neuronal || growth || - || correct || answer || ✔ When || a || neuron || frequently || excites || another || neuron, || it || results || in || change || or || development || in || one || or || both || of || the || neurons.
