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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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EXTRINSIC INTEREST

describes the participation or otherwise engagement in a task, by an individual, with which the driving force behind is the…

FACIAL ACTION CODING SYSTEM (FACS)

involves classifying (FACS is a coding system) facial expressions using the movements of particular facial muscles, examples including the orbicularis…

FACE-SAVING BEHAVIOR

is similar to facework, in that face-saving behaviours are acts where an individual will attempt to uphold their dignity addressing…

FACE-HAND TEST

involves the examining individual touching the individual's face at the same time as touching the back of their hand; this…

FACIAL MUSCLE

is an umbrella term used to describe any of the muscles which are found in the face which are responsible…

EXTRINSIC REINFORCER

is the binary opposite to an intrinsic reinforcer. An extrinsic reinforcer is directly related to the reward which stems from…

FACE-TO-FACE INTERACTION

is a type of social interaction occuring between two people where they will converse or exchange knowledge, an example of…

FACT SEEKER

is considered the binary opposite to the fact giver, in which they actively seek out information and factual knowledge during…

FACILITATOR

in the context of sport clubs or sporting groups, facilitators will fulfill the roles (even all of them in some…

FACIAL EXPRESSION

was first theorized and discussed by the British biologist Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882) as a form of communication between…

FACILITATED COMMUNICATION

was first developed by Australian educator Rosemary Crosslet (1945 -) in the 1970s as method of enabling the communication of…

FACTOR ROTATION

is a term associated with factor analysis, in that factor rotation is the repositioning of factors to a newer, more…

FACTOR SCORE

is an estimate of the final score which an individual should expect a specific factor to achieve from factor analysis…

EXTREMITY OF AN ATTITUDE

has been related to the strength of the attitude concerned, for example, one attitude may be treated or looked upon…

FACILITATION

is the change or difference in the strength of a stimulus which follows a potentially weaker stimulus at a neuron.…

FACE-ISM

is considered a form of sexism in that in the advertising business, men are supposedly portrayed using their faces implying…

FACTORIAL INVARIANCE

is a theory which implies all variables (not only certain variables in a select group) remain identical during the processes…

FACTORIAL DESIGN

is one of the many experimental designs used in psychological experiments where two or more independent variables are simultaneously manipulated…

FACTOR STRUCTURE MATRIX

is the hypothetical construction of a structure which is normally associated with factor analysis where the factor structure is a…

EYELASH SIGN

is one of the many diagnostic tests a neurologist can perform, when determining the level of neurological damage to a…