Advanced flashcards focusing on abstract nouns, conceptual distinctions, and high-level vocabulary for IBDP Language B HL internal assessments and papers.
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Cognitive Dissonance
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Mental tension experienced when holding conflicting beliefs or attitudes, often resolved by changing behavior or rationalizing. Crucial for psychology-themed oral presentations.
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Hyperbole vs. Meiosis
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Hyperbole: Exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally. Meiosis: Intentional understatement to diminish importance. Essential for analyzing literary texts or media rhetoric.
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Juxtaposition
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Placing two elements close together to contrast them, highlighting their differences. Used in analysis of visual texts or literary extracts to show conflict or duality.
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Socio-economic Paradox
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The observation that as national income per capita rises, reported happiness and life satisfaction do not always increase correspondingly (the Easterlin Paradox). It is often used to critique GDP as a sole indicator of development in "Sharing the Planet".
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Semiotics
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The study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation. In Media analysis, it explains how images convey meaning beyond the literal (denotation vs. connotation).
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