FROTTEURISM
a paraphilia where a person will deliberately and persistently seek sexual excitement by rubbing against other people. May occur as…
FUNCTION ALLOCATION
a systematic process of applying knowledge and ergonomics to determine the function of a system for human operators and those…
FUNCTIONAL BRAIN IMAGING
the use of brain imaging techniques in order to localise the areas of cognitive activation. See functional magnetic resonance imaging;…
FUNCTIONAL LIMITATION
a term given to the restriction or lack of ability in performing an action or activity.
FUNDAMENTAL ATTRIBUTION ERROR
a tendency to overestimate the degree that behaviour is determined by personal characteristics, beliefs and attitudes that minimises the effects…
FUZZY TRACE
the term that is used to describe an imprecise memory representation. They are easily accessed, need less effort, less susceptible…
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 MEMORY
is considered the binary opposite to source memory, where it is memory for a specific fact (see facual knowledge for…
FACTORIAL DESIGN
is one of the many experimental designs used in psychological experiments where two or more independent variables are simultaneously manipulated…
FAITHFUL PARTICIPANT
is otherwise known as a faithful subject, in the context of experiments, they are participants who follow the instructions both,…
FALSE MEMORY SYNDROME (FMS)
is one of the more controversial syndromes which concerns a false recollection of having been sexually or even physically abused…
FAMILIAL STUDY OF INTELLIGENCE
is one of the many tests which looks intelligence, where two people who are considered genetically related are then given…
FAMILY RESEMBLANCE
with respect to studies looking at categorisation, family resemblance is the tendency for children or members within a collective family…
FASCIOLUS GYRUS
is otherwise known as the gyrus fasciolaris and is part of the hippocampal formation which appears as a delicate band…
FATIGUE STUDIES
is an umbrella term which is used to describe any study or experiment which looks at the effects of fatigue…
FEASIBILITY STANDARDS
the criteria that is used to judge the practicality, feasibility and cost effectiveness of an enterprise or project that is…
FECHNER'S COLORS
These are the illusory sensations of colour that arise when a disc with black and white sectors is spun about…
FEE-FOR-SERVICE
This denotes the traditional method of payment for health care services, in which physicians or other providers set their own…
FEMALENESS
the quality of being female in the anatomical and physiological sense by virtue of possessing the female complement of a…