Psychology Word Search — Hard

Play a free online Psychology word search puzzle. Difficulty: Hard. Find all 12 hidden words on the 12×12 grid below.

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Psychology word list, defined

EMOTIONAL /ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/ · adjective
Relating to or characterized by intense feelings and the emotions, such as joy, anger, sadness, or fear. Related: passionate, sentimental, heartfelt, intense.
CATHARSIS /kəˈθɑːrsɪs/ · noun
The process of releasing strong or repressed emotions, thereby providing relief and restoration to a healthy emotional state. In literary criticism, it refers specifically to the purging of pity and fear that Aristotle held to be the effect of tragedy on its audience. Related: release, purification, purging, cleansing.
AMBIGUITY /ˌæm.bɪˈɡjuː.ɪ.ti/ · noun
The quality or state of being open to more than one interpretation; uncertainty of meaning. It can also refer to a specific instance in which a word, phrase, statement, or situation admits two or more distinct meanings. Related: vagueness, obscurity, equivocation, uncertainty.
CONFIDENCE /ˈkɒnfɪdəns/ · noun
A feeling of self-assurance arising from an appreciation of one's own abilities or qualities; also, the state of feeling certain about the truth of something. Related: assurance, self-assurance, certainty, poise.
COGNITION /kɒɡˈnɪʃən/ (UK), /kɑːɡˈnɪʃən/ (US) · noun
The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses; the faculty of knowing, encompassing perception, memory, reasoning, and judgment. Related: understanding, perception, awareness, comprehension.
DEPENDENCY /dɪˈpɛndənsi/ · noun
The state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else; a thing that one relies on for support or function. In computing, a component or library that another program requires in order to operate. Related: reliance, dependence, need, addiction.
ACADEMIA /ˌækəˈdiːmiə/ · noun
The academic community, especially the scholars, teachers, and researchers of universities and colleges, collectively; also the academic world or sphere of higher learning. Related: academe, the academy, scholarship, higher education.
FUNCTION /ˈfʌŋkʃən/ · noun
A function is the natural or intended purpose or activity of a person or thing; it also refers to a mathematical relationship in which each input determines exactly one output, or to a formal ceremony or social gathering. Related: purpose, role, duty, office.

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