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…
FUGITIVE LITERATURE
These are the research findings that have not been published in archival sources, dissertations, papers presented at meetings, papers either…
FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS
1. Detailed analysis of a behaviour to identify contingencies that sustain the behaviour. 2. Synthesis of a client's behaviour problems…
FUNCTIONAL FAMILY THERAPY
a form of family therapy that focuses on both family interaction patterns and on the benefits family members may derive…
FUNCTIONAL REORGANIZATION
These are the changes that occur after a brain injury to enable other areas of the brain to take over…
FACE PERCEPTION
is similar to factial action coding systems; is the sum of the sensory, neurological, and all cognitive processed which are…
FACIAL NERVE
is considered the seventh (7th) cranial nerve, of which there are twelve paired nerves, which is responsible for innervating the…
FACTOR PATTERN MATRIX
is a term which is normally associated with factor analysis where the factor pattern matrix is a matrix of regression-like…
FAILURE MODES AND EFFECTS ANALYSIS (FMEA)
is one of the many methods of qualitative analysis where the components of the proposed system are listed along-side any…
FALSE ANALOGY
is one method of delivering an entirely invalid conclusion by associating two variables with each other or establishing an invalid…
FALSE-CONSENSUS EFFECT
is a popular social phenomena where an individual believes that own beliefs, ideals, concepts, opinions, values and attitudes are held…