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priming

phenomenon whereby exposure to one stimulus influences a response to a subsequent stimulus, without conscious guidance or intention]

subliminal

[affecting one’s mind in a way one’s not conscious of]

threshold

[the entrance to the area or the level at which something started to happen]

type I Error

[mistaken rejection of a true null hypothesis]

Type II Error

[not rejecting the false null hypothesis]

thirst

quenching

proximity

nearness, being in close distance to someone/something

hoax

an attempt to make people believe something that is not true, a false warning about something dangerous

yield

to produce a result, answer, or piece of information

to enact

to put something into action

elucidate

to clarify something by providing more information

determinant

something that strongly influences what somebody/something does, any external or internal cause of an event

pit somebody/something against somebody/something

to test someone’s strength, ability, power etc in a competition or fight against someone or something else

feasible

likely to work, possible

constrain

to stop someone from doing what they want to do

inherit

to receive something after someone who died

precariat

precarious+proletariat (portmanteau of those words)

emancipatory

social, beneficial freedom

affordable – osiągalny

affordable - achievable

surge

sudden increase, growth

panacea

ultimate solution, final solution

per se

by itself

feasible

usable (użyteczne)

Refugee

a person who leaves his or her home or country to find safety, esp. during a war or for political or religious reasons.

Migration

the process of people travelling to a new place to live, usually in large numbers.

Temporary Residency

the right to stay in a country for a certain length of time, without full citizenship.

Immigration

the act of someone coming to live in a different country.

Repatriation

process of returning an asset, an item of symbolic value, or a person, voluntarily or forcibly, to its owner or their place of origin or the country of birth.

Resettlement

the process of a refugee permanently residing in a new country.

Push Factor

the reasons an immigrant is forced to leave their home

Welfare benefits

money paid by the government to people who are ill, poor, or have no job.

Vociferous

expressing your opinions loudly and strongly

scant

not enough

palatable – good, acceptable

palatable - good, acceptable

ubiquitous

seeming to be everywhere – sometimes used humorously

Taxonomy

the study of the general principles of scientific classification

Appraisal theory

theory in psychology that emotions are extracted from our evaluations (appraisals or estimates) of events that cause specific reactions in different people

Anthropomorphism

the attribution of human characteristics or behaviors to a god, animal, or object

“Anthropodenial”

willful blindness to the human

Semantic problems

a problem of linguistic processing. It relates to the issue of how spoken utterances are understood and how we derive meaning from combinations of speech sounds (words)

Rife

(especially of something undesirable or harmful) very common, seen often

Framework

a supporting structure around which something can be built; a system of rules, ideas, or beliefs that is used to plan or decide something

Intrinsic

being an extremely important and basic characteristic of a person or thing, being an important part of making it what it is

Derive

to get something from something else

Sentient

able to perceive or feel things

Novelty – nowość

Novelty - new

Prominent

something that is in a prominent place is easily seen, something that is prominent is large and sticks out, important

Suicide ideation

having thoughts, ideas, or ruminations about the possibility of ending one's own life 

Entrapment

the state of being caught in or as in a trap 

Aversive

causing strong dislike or disinclination 

Belongingness

the state or feeling of belonging to a particular group 

Burdensomeness

unwelcome burdensome difficulty (burdensome: difficult to carry out or fulfil)

Lethal

able to cause death 

Determinant

a factor which decisively affects the nature or outcome of something 

Connectedness

a feeling of socially, emotionally, spiritually belonging to, or professionally linked to, or having affinity with a particular person or group 

Parsimonious

extremely unwilling to spend money

Magnitude

the great size or importance of something

Noxious – harmful, poisonous

Noxious - harmful, poisonous

Squeamish

easily shocked or upset, or easily made to feel sick by seeing unpleasant things

moniker

a nickname, usually chosen by oneself, used humorously (or in slang)

hegemonic masculinity

a way of thinking that encourages dominance of men over women and other “weaker” men, as well as using violence to maintain said domination.

manhood

qualities such as strength, courage, and sexual power, that most people think every man should have

trope

a common or overused theme or device.

slippery slope

a course of action that seems to lead inevitably from one action or result to another with unintended consequences.

stigma

a mark of shame.