Key terms & definitions

Publication of a story in successive instalments rather than all at once.

Having successive partners or marriages, but only one partner at a time, for example through divorce and remarriage.

The influence of an item’s position in a sequence on the likelihood that it will be recalled.

Publication of a work in successive instalments rather than all at once.

A method in which one person's recollection is passed to another person to recall, and so on, allowing changes between successive accounts to be examined.

A circuit arrangement in which components lie on the same single route around the circuit.

A circuit in which components are connected one after another in a single closed loop, so the same current passes through every component.

An arrangement in which components are connected end to end along a single current path.

A connection in which components lie one after another along the same path.

An arrangement in which components are connected one after another along a single current path.

A talk explaining religious teachings, often based on a Bible passage, and their relevance to believers’ lives.

Horace’s name for his satires, meaning ‘talks’ or ‘conversations’, reflecting their conversational manner.

A chemical messenger associated with mood and feelings of wellbeing; GCSE PE refers to it as a feel-good hormone.

A neurotransmitter involved in mood regulation; an imbalance in serotonin is proposed as a biological explanation of depression.

The proposal that low serotonin levels or activity contribute to depression.

Putting the needs of others before personal status or advantage through humble service.

Hardware or software that provides services or resources to other computers on a network, such as access to shared files.

An activity provided for a customer, such as banking, legal advice or transport, rather than a physical product.

An intangible product, such as hairdressing, delivery or accounting, provided for a customer.

Acting to meet other people’s needs rather than seeking personal power or recognition.

A payment made by someone using a particular council service, such as parking or a leisure facility.

The occupational class comprising professionals, administrators and managers in Halsey, Heath and Ridge's study.

Businesses and organisations that provide services rather than manufacture goods, such as banking, tourism, retail and healthcare.

The part of the economy that provides services rather than extracting resources or manufacturing goods, including IT support, banking and tourism.

Excessively submissive behaviour towards someone powerful, usually to gain approval or favour.

The condition of being subject to a master and required to work for them, without freedom to leave.

A Roman unit of money used to express wealth and property values.

The final six lines of a sonnet.

A collection of distinct elements, usually written inside braces such as {1, 2, 3}.

An SQL clause that specifies which columns to change and the new values to store.