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FIGURAL AFTEREFFECTS

There are two principal types of aftereffect: the apparent distortion of a figure following prolonged inspection, and the effect of

FORCED CHOICE

A testing technique that requires the subject to make a choice between two or more favorable or unfavorable alternatives. This

FRANZ, SHEPHERD IVORY

Chiefly noted for his studies of brain functions, Franz did his undergraduate and graduate work at Columbia University, except for

FREUD, SIGMUND (1856-1939)

Freud was bom in Freiburg but lived in Vienna from age four to the last year of his life, when

FROMM, ERICH (1900—)

The United States in 1933. In his widely read books—Escape from Freedom (1941), Man for Himself (1947), The Sane Society

FROTTAGE

A sexual deviation in which excitement or gratification is repeatedly obtained by men through pressing or rubbing against women in

FRUCTOSURIA

A rare familial disease involving the metabolism of fructose (fruit sugar) and resulting in mental retardationThe disorder is probably transmitted

FUGUE STATE

An amnesic dissociated state characterized by physical flight from an unbearable situation.A fugue is a more extreme form of escape

FAMILY CARE

The object of family care is to provide for patients who no longer need the specialized services of a hospital

FACIAL ANGLE

are a set of angles which allow the quantification of facial protrusion and movements using an established and normally standardized

FACT SEEKER

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

FACTORING

has many applications to a wide range of real-life situations, for example, in factor analysis, factoring refers to the process

FALLACY

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

FALSE POSITIVE

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

FAMILIARITY

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

FAMILY SCULPTING

is one of the many activities which are employed during family therapy sessions, where a member of the family will

FAST MAPPING

is the seemingly fast ability for a young people, especially babies to learn entirely new words on the general understanding

FAULT-TREE ANALYSIS

is a method of qualitative safety analysis whereby a potentially hazardous or accident prone system state is analyzed carefully using

FEATURE

1. The attribute of a thing that makes it what it is, e.g., wings are on birds not cats. 2.

FECHNER'S PARADOX

the apparent increase in brightness of a figure caused by closing one eye after viewing the figure with both eyes