Key terms & definitions

A plate boundary where plates move apart and magma cools to form new crust.

A plate boundary where plates move apart and magma cools to form new crust.

A wave whose swash is stronger than its backwash, tending to deposit sediment and build up a beach.

Gregory’s explanation that perception is actively built from sensory information and knowledge gained through past experience.

The extent to which a measurement tool actually measures the psychological concept being studied.

Of the same substance or nature. The Nicene Creed uses this term to affirm that the Son shares the Father’s divine nature.

One of Rome's two annually elected senior magistrates, with major political and military responsibilities.

One of Rome’s two annually serving senior magistrates, with major governmental and military responsibilities.

A military tribune exercising consular authority, an office created as a compromise that allowed either patricians or plebeians to be elected without opening the consulship itself to plebeians.

Seeking people's views on a proposal before deciding what to do.

An organism that obtains energy and nutrients by eating other organisms.

An organism that obtains food by eating another organism.

An organism that obtains food by eating other organisms.

A person who uses a good or service.

A person who buys or uses goods or services.

A desire to improve living standards by obtaining goods and services.

The range of products and features available for consumers to select from when buying.

A culture in which buying and displaying goods plays an important role in identity, status and everyday life.

A way of life that places considerable importance on buying and owning goods.

The willingness and ability of people to buy goods and services.

A product bought for personal or household use, such as a car, radio or washing machine.

Products intended for everyday personal use, such as clothes, shoes and household items.

Money received by consumers, including earnings from employment, pensions, benefits and investments.

A culture in which buying goods and services is encouraged and possessions are associated with happiness, status and success.

A pattern of society and economic activity that encourages people to purchase goods and services in increasing amounts.

An emphasis on buying and consuming goods, often involving frequent purchases and replacement of products.

A value system that places importance on buying and owning products, often linking consumption to identity and success.

A focus on buying and possessing goods, often treating possessions as signs of success or status.

Laws protecting customers against unfair business practices and problems with the goods or services they buy.

A weighted index tracking changes in the prices of goods and services bought by consumers.