FIGURAL AFTEREFFECTS
There are two principal types of aftereffect: the apparent distortion of a figure following prolonged inspection, and the effect of…
FORCED CHOICE
A testing technique that requires the subject to make a choice between two or more favorable or unfavorable alternatives. This…
FRANZ, SHEPHERD IVORY
Chiefly noted for his studies of brain functions, Franz did his undergraduate and graduate work at Columbia University, except for…
FREUD, SIGMUND (1856-1939)
Freud was bom in Freiburg but lived in Vienna from age four to the last year of his life, when…
FROMM, ERICH (1900—)
The United States in 1933. In his widely read books—Escape from Freedom (1941), Man for Himself (1947), The Sane Society…
FRUCTOSURIA
A rare familial disease involving the metabolism of fructose (fruit sugar) and resulting in mental retardationThe disorder is probably transmitted…
FUGUE STATE
An amnesic dissociated state characterized by physical flight from an unbearable situation.A fugue is a more extreme form of escape…
FAMILY CARE
The object of family care is to provide for patients who no longer need the specialized services of a hospital…
FACIAL ANGLE
are a set of angles which allow the quantification of facial protrusion and movements using an established and normally standardized…
FACT SEEKER
is considered the binary opposite to the fact giver, in which they actively seek out information and factual knowledge during…
FALSE POSITIVE
is considered the binary opposite to a false negative where in diagnostics for example, an individual may not actually have…
FAMILIARITY
is a generic feeling in which a situation, event, place, person or object directly provokes a subjective feeling of recognition…
FAMILY SCULPTING
is one of the many activities which are employed during family therapy sessions, where a member of the family will…
FAST MAPPING
is the seemingly fast ability for a young people, especially babies to learn entirely new words on the general understanding…
FAULT-TREE ANALYSIS
is a method of qualitative safety analysis whereby a potentially hazardous or accident prone system state is analyzed carefully using…
FECHNER'S PARADOX
the apparent increase in brightness of a figure caused by closing one eye after viewing the figure with both eyes…