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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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FAMILIAL FACTOR

is an umbrella term which is used to describe an element or condition, which is present in a family which

FALSE POSITIVE

is considered the binary opposite to a false negative where in diagnostics for example, an individual may not actually have

FALLACY

follows a flawed process of reasoning or argument taken by individual's which leads to the invalid conclusion of an experiment

FALSIFICATIONISM

was first proposed by Austrian-born British philosopher Karl Popper (1902 - 1994) postulating that only through falisification can a concept

FALSE-BELIEF TASK

are typically associated with theory-of-mind studies where they are tasks during which children must infer that another understand or possess

FAMILIAL HORMONAL DISORDER

was first observed by W. Koennicke in 1919, and is a syndrome which has recently been associated with mental deficiencies,

FAMILIAL DYSAUTONOMIA

is otherwise know as the Riley-Day syndrome. Familial dysautonomia is an autosomal recessive disorder which affects primarily the nerve functions

FAMILY OF ORIGIN

refers to the family, or parents an individual was either raised or born into, this may not be the same

FALSE CAUSE

is one of the many types of informal fallacy where a temporal sequence of events is assumed by an individual

FAMILIARITY

is a generic feeling in which a situation, event, place, person or object directly provokes a subjective feeling of recognition

FAMILY PATTERN

typically fluctuate across different cultures. Family patterns are the characteristic qualities of specific relationships within a family unit or collective

FACTOR THEORY OF PERSONALITY

is one of the five models apart of the Big Five Model of Personality. The factor theory of personality is

EYE MOVEMENTS

are the result of both contraction and the relaxation of the extrinsic muscles which surround the eyes. These movements allow

FAMILY PLANNING

involves any procedures which are taken by leaders of a family unit or parents to control the size of their

FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES

can include services such as day and overnight respite and parental training for family members of an individual who suffers

FAMILY VALUES

is associated with more traditional families, whereby there is a set list or collection of social values such as; discipline,

FAMILY RESEMBLANCE

with respect to studies looking at categorisation, family resemblance is the tendency for children or members within a collective family

FAIL-SAFE

are mechanisms which are typically intrinsically embedded into pieces of machinary which, when operated with result in the automatic shutdown

EYEBALLING

is a term, typically classed as 'slang' which is used to describe the preliminary observance of search results or a

FARBER'S LIPOGRANULOMATOSIS

was first proposed by Sydney Farber (1903 - 1973), a U.S. paediatric pathologist who postulated the disorder based on lipid