FIELD VERIFICATION
the term that is applied to the research to assess the effectiveness of product packaging and other marketing-related activities in…
FIELD THEORY OF PERSONALITY
a theory that looks at personalities in terms of the dynamic interrelations that exist in a field of intrapsychic forces.…
FIELD THEORY
1. Physics. Theory that forces exist between 2 bodies not in contact that fills the space. 2. Psychology. A systematic…
FIGURATIVE KNOWLEDGE
the knowledge we acquire by remembering specific features, facts, words, recall dates, impressions, shapes and colours. Compare operative knowledge.
FIGURAL SYNTHESIS
our creation of a meaningful figure from the synthesis of selected portions of the incoming stimulus input that was proposed…
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
using language to describe an object or feeling by using alliteration, metaphors, personification and analogies. It seen in all areas…
FIELD STRUCTURE
a term in Kurt Lewin's field theory. It is the pattern, distribution or hierarchy of all of the parts that…
FILE-DRAWER PROBLEM
a term that describes the fact that a large number of all studies conducted are not available to review because…
FETUS AT RISK (FAR)
A baby with significant risk factors for a disability or illness from parental and familial influences. A baby from diabetic…
FILIAL GENERATION
the term applied to the successive generations of descent from the original parent generation. First descents are F and their…
FILE-DRAWER ANALYSIS
A statistical procedure addressing the file-drawer problem by computing the number of unretrieved studies, averaging an effect size of .00,…
FIGURE-GROUND DISTORTION
a term that is used to describe the interference that is caused by an object's setting where the viwer cannot…
FILM COLOR
the term that is used to describe the film like and texture free colour that is not localised and is…
FIBRILLATION
small and involuntary contraction of muscles from a spontaneous activation of muscle fibres or single muscle cells. It is especially…
FILIAL ANXIETY
term that describes a child's fear and apprehension that comes from relationships with their parents. It can be in relation…
FINAL FREE RECALL
a test of memory given at the end of a memory assessment session. The person is asked to recall all…
FILIAL IMPRINTING
term that is used to describe the learning process where a young animal becomes attached to its parent and copies…
FIRST ADMISSION
a term that is applied to a person when they are first admitted into a mental hospital or institution.