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

MOTIVATION /məʊtɪˈveɪʃən/ · noun
The reason or reasons one has for doing something, or a person or thing that motivates someone. Related: inspiration, encouragement, drive, stimulus.
HEURISTIC /hjuːˈrɪstɪk/ · noun
A heuristic is a mental shortcut or a rule of thumb that helps in decision making or problem solving. It is a strategy that reduces the complexity of a problem by making an educated guess or an approximation. Related: rule of thumb, mental shortcut, approximation, guesstimate.
INCENTIVES /ɪnˈsɛntɪvz/ · noun
Motivations or rewards that encourage people to do something, such as work harder or behave in a certain way. Incentives can be financial or non-financial, and are often used to achieve a specific goal or outcome. Related: motivations, rewards, benefits, inducements.
HYPNOSIS /hɪpˈnoʊsɪs/ · noun
A state of induced sleep or trance-like condition, characterized by heightened suggestibility and focused attention. A technique used to induce this state, often for therapeutic or entertainment purposes. Related: mesmerism, trance, hypnotism, suggestion.
IMPLOSION /ɪmˈpluːzɪən/ · noun
A sudden inward collapse or explosion, or a process of collapsing inward, often used in physics and engineering to describe the rapid inward motion of a body or system. Related: collapse, impingement, inrush, inversion.
HORMONES /ˈhɔːrˌmoʊnz/ · noun
Chemical substances produced by glands in the body and influencing the behavior and development of an organism. Related: chemicals, substances, endocrines, steroids.
CREATIVITY /ˌkriːeɪˈtɪvəti/ · noun
The use of imagination or original ideas to produce something new and valuable, whether in art, science, problem-solving, or everyday life. Related: inventiveness, imagination, originality, ingenuity.
ILLUSORY /ɪˈluːsɔri/ · adjective
Having a false or misleading appearance; seeming but not real. Often used to describe something that is perceived as attractive or appealing but lacks substance or reality. Related: deceptive, misleading, false, apparent.

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