FORM DISCRIMINATION
the term that is used to describe a person's ability to use their senses, mainly vision and touch, to judge…
FLOCCULONODULAR LOBE
the name given to a division of the cerebellum that lies below the posterior lobe and projects into the vestibular…
FOUR-DAY WEEK
the name that is applied to the working week that has only 4 working days of 10 hours rather than…
FOSTER-CHILD FANTASY
the name that is given to the childhood belief or fantasy that their parents are actually adoptive or foster parents.…
FORWARD ASSOCIATION
the term that is applied to the formation of an associative link between 2 items that will follow in a…
FORMAL PARALLELISM
the comparative approach to the concept of development that relates multiple modes of functioning to different levels of organisation and…
FOURIER SPECTRUM
the name that is given to a graph of amplitude as a function of frequency for all the sine waves…
FOVEA CENTRALIS
the name of the small depression found in the retina where the lens will focus an image the clearest. Retinal…
FOSTER CARE
the name applied to the temporary care that is given to children outside of the family of origin. They may…
FRAGMENTATION
a term that describes the separation or the division of something into pieces or fragments. It is the name of…
FRAGMENTATION OF THINKING
where the process of thinking is confused where a complete action is no longer possible. It is a primary symptom…
FOUR GOALS OF EDUCATION
These are the passion for learning, passion for living, the compassion for the larger society and the willingness to develop…
FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDY
a large-scale long range survey focused on understanding, preventing and treating cardiovascular disease. Conducted for over 50 years, the study…
FRAME OF REFERENCE
1. Social psychology. the set of assumptions or criteria that a person or group judges ideas, actions and experiences. 2.…
FOSSILIZATION
a term in second language acquisition where the person's skills fall short of attaining native proficiency in the language. See…
FRAME-OF-REFERENCE TRAINING
the name of the training given to people responsible for evaluating employees in order to improve performance and accuracy ratings.
FRACTIONAL FACTORIAL DESIGN
an experimental design where some higher order interactions are intentionally confounded with lower order interactions to reduce the total number…
FREE NERVE ENDING
the name of the branched ending of an afferent neuron that is found in the skin and is believed to…