FINAL FREE RECALL
a test of memory given at the end of a memory assessment session. The person is asked to recall all…
FIRST-ORDER NEURON
the name that is given to the first neuron in a chain or a tract of neurons from a sensory…
FIVE-NUMBER SUMMARY
a term used in exploratory data analysis where the data is characterised by using 5 summary statistics; 2 extreme scores,…
FLASH CARD
This describes a small card, the size of a playing card with a picture or a word, or questions and…
FLICKER STIMULUS
the name that is used to describe a periodically changing auditory or visual stimulus that will make a rapidly alternating…
FLUNITRAZEPAM
the name of a benzodiazepine prescribed in some countries for the short term treatment of insomnia. It is also abused…
FOCAL PATHOLOGY
the term that is applied to the study of changes in body tissues and organs that are involved in a…
FOLIE A DEUX
The most common shared psychotic disorder where 2 intimately related people have the same or similar delusions. French for double…
FOOD ADDICTION
the name given to an eating disturbance where a person is preoccupied with weight, body image and food. Food is…
FORCED TREATMENT
Term that is applied to any therapy that is given to a person against their will. It often refers to…
FORESHORTENING
an optical illusion we see that a line will appear to be shorter when viewed lengthwise.
FORMAL OPERATIONS
Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development. These are the fully developed intellectual functions of abstract thinking, logical processes, judgement and…
FOUR-DAY WEEK
the name that is applied to the working week that has only 4 working days of 10 hours rather than…
FRAME-OF-ORIENTATION NEED
the need of a person to develop and synthesise their major assumptions and ideas into a coherent view of the…
FREE VARIATION
Linguistics. the state where variant forms of the same linguistic unit appear on an apparently random basis. Used in phonology…
FREUDIAN SLIP
an unconscious error or an oversight in speaking, writing and actions that is caused by the breakthrough of unacceptable impulses…