Across
- 2. To assemble information from different places, sources or times and use them to make something new (such as a list or report).
- 5. The full extent or distribution of something. For instance, a plant or animal’s range is the area over which it naturally exists.
- 9. The weather conditions that typically exist in one area, in general, or over a long period.
- 10. The way something, often a person or other organism, acts towards others, or conducts itself.
- 12. A large nerve that conducts signals between the brain and organs throughout the body (notably the stomach and intestines).
- 13. A mental, physical, emotional or behavioral reaction to an event or circumstance (stressor) that disturbs a person or animal’s usual state of being or places increased demands on a person or animal; psychological stress can be either positive or negative.
- 15. A scientist or mental-health professional who studies the mind, especially in relation to actions and behaviors. Some work with people. Others may conduct experiments with animals (usually rodents) to test how their minds respond to different stimuli and conditions.
- 17. The phenomenon of focusing mental resources on a specific object or event.
- 18. A term that relates to mental activities, such as thinking, learning, remembering and solving puzzles.
- 19. A mutual relationship or connection between two variables, where a change in one variable is reflected in the change of another variable
Down
- 1. A term for the ways information is delivered and shared within a society. It encompasses not only the traditional media — newspapers, magazines, radio and television — but also digital outlets, such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and WhatsApp. The newer, digital media are sometimes referred to as social media.
- 3. In psychology, the belief about and attitude toward a situation that influences behavior. For instance, holding a mindset that stress may be beneficial can help improve performance under pressure.
- 4. Facts and/or statistics collected together for analysis but not necessarily organized in a way that gives them meaning.
- 6. A long, delicate fiber that transmits signals across the body of an animal. An animal’s backbone contains many nerves, some of which control the movement of its legs or fins, and some of which convey sensations such as hot, cold or pain.
- 7. Something that plays a role in a particular condition or event; a contributor.
- 8. To emerge or to make come into being, either naturally or through human intervention, such as by manufacturing.
- 11. A nervous reaction to events causing excessive uneasiness and apprehension. People with anxiety may even develop panic attacks.
- 14. To look or concentrate intently on some particular point or thing.
- 16. Continuous or uninterrupted.
- 20. Adjective for something that happens every year.