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…
FINITE-STATE GRAMMAR
Noam Chomsky in 1957, proposed that grammar generated a sentence one unit at a time in a sequence from left…
FALSE DETECTION
typically lead to the raising of a false alarm, where an individual has incorrectly detected a signal in the presence…
FIXED-RATIO SCHEDULE (FR SCHEDULE)
a schedule of reinforcement where the reinforcement is given after a certain number of responses. FR 1 implies reinforcement is…
FIXATION PAUSE
a term that is used to describe a period when the eyes are focused directly on an object they are…
FITTS MOVEMENT TASK
the name that is used for a motor skills test that will show the relationship between speed and accuracy of…
FLEETING PRESENT
a term that is used to describe the ever changing present moment of our conscious experience. This was defined by…
FIRST-RANK SYMPTOMS
These are the symptoms of schizophrenia that were proposed originally. They include hallucinations, delusional perceptions, thought process changes, somatic passiveness…
FIXED-EFFECTS MODEL
the statistical model where the statistical parameters that index the effectiveness of treatments are treated as fixed parameters and not…
FLEXITIME, FLICKER DISCRIMINATION
the ability to perceive a change in brightness of a light source. The ability varies with frequency of alternating changes…
FLEXOR MUSCLE
the name that is given to the muscle whose contraction will cause a bend of a limb. An example is…
FLAGELLATION
a term that is applied to one person who whips another or submits to whipping. It can be a form…
FLESCH INDEX
the name of a system used to evaluate the readability and reading level of a document. Words and sentences are…
FLAT ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
The organizational structure in which there are relatively few levels of management. In recent decades there has been a general…
FLIGHT INTO REALITY
The defensive reaction where a person becomes over-involved in activity and work as an unconscious means of avoiding threatening situations…
FLIGHT INTO HEALTH
Psychotherapy. an abrupt recuperation by a client either before or during intake interviews and before therapy begins. A person does…