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N., Sam M.S.

Sam holds a masters in Child Psychology and is an avid supporter of Psychology academics.
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FLUENT SPEECH

This term is applied to speech that is essentially normal in quantity, stress, pitch, rhythm, and intonation. A person with

FLOW PATTERN

a term that is used to describe the aggregate movement of the elements that are in a visual scene as

FLUID-CRYSTALLIZED INTELLIGENCE THEORY

the theory that intelligence is of 2 kinds, fluid and crystallised. Fluid copes with new problems and situations where as

FLUPHENAZINE

the name of a high potency antipsychotic drug with side effects of neuron-muscular and extrapyramidal symptoms. It is available in

FLUOXETINE

an antidepressant that is the prototype for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or SSRI. It's biologically active metabolic product is norfluoxetine

FLURAZEPAM

the name of a derivative from benzodiazepine that is used in short term treatment of people suffering from insomnia.

FLUENCY

1. Cognitive psychology. The ability to generate words, ideas and mental associations to problems. It is an important dimension of

FIXED FACTOR

an independent variable in an experimental design where the levels are set by the researcher and are not generated randomly

FLIGHT OF COLORS

the term that is applied to the after-image that consists of a succession of colours that occurs after exposure to

FMRI MEASURES OF INTELLIGENCE

These are yielded by functional magnetic resonance in ageing methods that allow fairly precise indications of which parts of the

FMOX STATISTIC

the name that is given to the statistic used for testing the hypothesis of homogeneity of variance in k independently

FOCAL MOTOR SEIZURE

the name of a simple partial seizure that results in motor abnormalities and is due to localised seizure activity in

FOCAL LESION

the term that is applied to a lesion that has been restricted to a specific region of the brain or

FLIPPANCY

a term that describes the inappropriate levity that occurs when a serious problem is being addressed or an anxiety making

FIGURAL COHESION

the principle of Gestalt psychology that describes the tendency for parts of a figure to be perceived as a whole

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

using language to describe an object or feeling by using alliteration, metaphors, personification and analogies. It seen in all areas

FLY AGARIC

Comes from a poisonous mushroom Amantia inuscaria that was a pesticide. It is a stimulant that produces euphoria, hallucinations, hyperactivity

IPSILATERAL EYE

The same location of the eye as that of another structure in the body. The fifth layer of the left

FLUVOXAMINE

the name that has been given to a potent SSRI that is used to mainly treat obsessive compulsive disorders.

FILIAL GENERATION

the term applied to the successive generations of descent from the original parent generation. First descents are F and their