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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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FETISHISM

a paraphilia where fetishes are repeatedly and exclusively used in achieving sexual excitement. Objects designed for use in stimulating the

FIELD WORK

the term given to any work carried out in the real world and not in a laboratory. In social work

FIGURE-GROUND

a term used to describe things that relate to the principle that says perceptions have 2 parts. The first is

FIGURAL SYNTHESIS

our creation of a meaningful figure from the synthesis of selected portions of the incoming stimulus input that was proposed

FILIAL ANXIETY

term that describes a child's fear and apprehension that comes from relationships with their parents. It can be in relation

FIGHTING

a term that is used to describe the direct physical aggression that occurs between 2 individuals. In animals it occurs

FIDUCIARY 1

term used to describe the relationship where a person holds a position of trust in relation to another and is

FILICIDE

the term that is used to describe a parents' intentional killing of their own children. It is rare and often

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

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

FILIAL GENERATION

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

FILE-DRAWER PROBLEM

a term that describes the fact that a large number of all studies conducted are not available to review because

FILTERED SPEECH

This term is used to describe the words that have been filtered to only let a certain frequency band to

FILTER

1. A device that only allows certain elements in a mixture to pass through it. 2. Hypothetical construct that is

FILE-DRAWER ANALYSIS

A statistical procedure addressing the file-drawer problem by computing the number of unretrieved studies, averaging an effect size of .00,

FECAL INCONTINENCE

the involuntary passage of flatulence and feces in inappropriate places (clothing, floor, etc.) that results from loss of bowel control

FIRE-SETTING BEHAVIOR

a term that is used to describe a person's behaviour who has the tendency to set fires. Compare pyromania.

FIGURATIVE KNOWLEDGE

the knowledge we acquire by remembering specific features, facts, words, recall dates, impressions, shapes and colours. Compare operative knowledge.

FINGER AGNOSIA

A type of agnosia where a person is unable to point to fingers or use them to point to other

FIREWALL

device or a program that is used to stop unwanted codes and data from entering a computer. Unwanted is blocked

FECHNER'S COLORS

These are the illusory sensations of colour that arise when a disc with black and white sectors is spun about