Across
- 2. complying with commands which are often given by a source of authority
- 3. perception the different mental processes used to understand and form impressions of other people
- 5. a relationship between variables
- 7. a testable prediction about the outcome of an investigation
- 9. proposition or principles used to explain or predict relationships between concepts
- 11. highly sensitive to flavour, including bitterness and sweetness
- 13. a statement outlining the purpose of the investigation
- 14. the degree to which repeated measurements show the same result
- 16. a type of protein extracted from the ‘miracle berry’ which alters taste perception in humans
- 17. when one variable results in a change in the other
- 18. information- processing strategies or ‘mental shortcuts’ that enable individuals to make decisions and solve problems
- 20. down perception is driven by prior knowledge and expectations, moving from general knowledge to specific stimulus information
- 23. an evaluation of something, such as a person, object, event, or idea which is described using the tri-component model
- 25. up perception is determined by incoming sensory information, moving from specific stimulus information to general knowledge
- 26. a widely held belief and generalisation about a group, such as people, animals or objects
- 28. an often negative preconception held against people within a certain group or social category
- 29. adjusting one’s thoughts, feelings, or behaviours to match those of others, a social group, or a social situation
- 30. how close a measurement is to the true value
Down
- 1. dissonance, the psychological tension that occurs when our thoughts, feelings, and/ or behaviours do not align with one another
- 4. random and systematic are types of
- 6. a deliberate refusal to comply with social norms or standards for thoughts, feelings, or behaviours
- 8. an evaluation made about the causes of behaviour and the process of making this evaluation
- 10. two or more people who interact and influence each other and share a common objective
- 12. the process of selecting, organising, and interpreting sensory information
- 15. the unjust treatment of people due to their membership within a certain social category
- 19. the feeling of shame or disgrace experienced by an individual for a characteristic that differentiates them from others
- 21. actively focusing on particular information while simultaneously ignoring other information
- 22. the extent to which successive studies produce the same result when carried out under identical conditions
- 24. a simplified representation of a concept, process or behaviour
- 27. the process of receiving and detecting raw sensory stimuli via sensory organs and sending this information to the brain