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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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FREQUENCY JUDGMENT

the term used for the person's judgement of how many times a stimulus is presented during a test. See word

FRIEDMAN TEST

the non-parametric test of the equality of medians that are in repeated measures of a matched group. Defined by Herbert

FREE MORPHEME

Linguistics. a morpheme that can stand alone as a word in its own right. Free morphemes are contrasted with bound

FREQUENCY SELECTIVITY

the property of a system that allows it to be tunes to respond to certain frequencies that give a better

FRIGHT

an emotional reaction to a dangerous situation or encounter. It is immediate, physical and concrete, sometimes overwhelming. A person may

FRINGE-FOCUS STRUCTURE

a model of consciousness where the conscious content is typically a focal component that has clear and discernible sensory features

FREY ESTHESIOMETER

A device that is sued to measure the minimum intensity of pressure stimulus needed to produce a sensation on the

FROHLICH'S SYNDROME

this is the name of a disorder that is caused by the under functioning of the anterior lobe of the

FRONTAL LOBE

one of the four main lobes of each cerebral hemisphere lying in front of the central sulcus. It is concerned

FRONTAL EYE-FIELD LESION

lesion from surgery or injury in the anterior part of the brain to the motor area that is used for

FRONTAL LOBE SYNDROME

a mental disorder from a lesion in the frontal lobe featuring an impairment of purposeful behaviour, emotional inability, poor social

FRIGIDITY

impairment in sexual desire and the inability to achieve a full sexual gratification for a woman. It covers a wide

FREE ENERGY

Psychoanalytic theory. the psychic and mobile energy that is located in the id and is associated with primary processes. Compare

FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION

the plot of the frequency of occurrence of scores of various sizes that have been arranged from lowest to highest

FRONTALIS MUSCLE

the name of the muscle that covers the scalp that is under the skin of the forehead.

FRUITY

the term that denotes one of the primary odour qualities in Henning's odour prism.

FREQUENCY OF RESPONSE

Term used for the number of countable responses given per unit of time. For example, if an individual pressed a

FROTTEURISM

a paraphilia where a person will deliberately and persistently seek sexual excitement by rubbing against other people. May occur as

FRONTAL RELEASE SIGNS

The appearance in adults with frontal lobe lesions of certain primitive reflexes normally present only infants and disappear in the

FREE LOVE

the term applied to the practice of engaging in sexual relationships without any legal ties or other commitment to fidelity