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- 1. In psychology, the belief about and attitude toward a situation influences behavior. For instance, holding a mindset that stress may be beneficial can help improve performance under pressure.
- 6. A scientist or mental-health professional who studies the human mind, especially in relation to actions and behaviors.
- 9. (adj. fictional) An idea or a story that is made-up, not a depiction of real events.
- 11. A group of interconnected people or things. (v.) The act of connecting with other people who work in a given area or do a similar things (such as artists, business leaders, or medical-support groups), often by going to gatherings where such people would be expected, and then chatting them up. (n. networking)
- 12. Being almost like something. An object or concept that is virtually real would be almost true or real — but not quite.
- 13. (in biology) A group of individuals from the same species that lives in the same area.
- 15. (in computing) An abbreviation of World Wide Web, it is a slang term for the internet.
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- 2. (in computing) A small, hand-held computer that can connect to the Internet and that users can control using a touch screen. An Apple iPad, Samsung Galaxy and Amazon Kindle Fire are all examples of tablets.
- 3. (in behavior) To look or concentrate intently on some particular point or thing.
- 4. Someone who studies the structure or function of the brain and other parts of the nervous system.
- 5. (adj. iconic) Something that represents another thing, often as an ideal version of it.
- 7. A connection between two people or things.
- 8. An outbreak of disease that affects a large proportion of the population across a country or the world.
- 10. The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry — or the devices, processes and systems that result from those efforts.
- 14. (n.) On the internet. (adj.) A term for what can be found or accessed on the internet.