FIVE-TO-SEVEN SHIFT
Name given to the large progress that is seen in a child's development between the ages of 5 and 7.…
FILIFORM PAPILLAE
name of the most common of the four types of papillae, covering most of the surface of the human tongue…
FIXATION REFLEX
the term that is given to a reflex that orients the eyes onto a fixed target. It uses cortical and…
FIXED-ACTION PATTERN (FAP)
Classical ethology. It is a stereotyped and genetically preprogrammed, species-specific behavioral sequence that is evoked by a particular stimulus and…
FIVE-FACTOR PERSONALITY MODEL (FFM)
a personality model where 5 dimensions of difference are used, extraversion, neuroticism, conscientiousness, agreeableness and openness to experiences are the…
FLASH CARD
This describes a small card, the size of a playing card with a picture or a word, or questions and…
FLAGELLATION
a term that is applied to one person who whips another or submits to whipping. It can be a form…
FIXED CLASS SOCIETY
the name that is applied to a society that has very little or no social mobility. An example is the…
FILIAL MATURITY
a term that is applied to the mutual and caring relationship seen between adult children and their older parents and…
FISHER EXACT TEST
the name of a statistical test that gives the exact probability of departure from chance for data in a fourfold…
FLAT AFFECT
a term used for the absence or apparent absence of emotional response to any situation or event. Also called emotional…
FLAT ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
The organizational structure in which there are relatively few levels of management. In recent decades there has been a general…
FEATURE DETECTOR
These are the various hypothetical or actual mechanisms within the human information-processing system that respond selectively to specific distinguishing features.…
INTERVIEWER STEREOTYPE
The ideal job candidate and the interviewers concept of being in employment, the standard which becomes and is against which…