FABRICATION
is a term which can be applied to a number of examples; for example, fabrication may refer to the act…
FACIAL MUSCLE
is an umbrella term used to describe any of the muscles which are found in the face which are responsible…
FACTOR METHOD
is a basic and simple term which is used to describe the method during which factors which are extracted from…
FAIL-SAFE DESIGN
refers to the design of a specific object, where the project team would have taken all reasonable steps to remove…
FALSE ALARM
is one of the signal detection tasks, where an incorrect observation by a participant in an experiment may be present…
FALSE-BELIEF TASK
are typically associated with theory-of-mind studies where they are tasks during which children must infer that another understand or possess…
FAMILY GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY
is one of the many strands of group therapy, whereby the family group which is affect is 'treated' opposed to…
FAMILY VALUES
is associated with more traditional families, whereby there is a set list or collection of social values such as; discipline,…
FATE NEUROSIS
with respect to psychoanalytic theory, fate neurosis is a compulsive and unconscious need to arrange life events in a specific…
FEAR OF FAILURE
is a relatively normal and actually well documented persistent and irrational axiety of failing to complete a certain task or…
FEATURE MODEL
a model of a person's general knowledge or of their semantic memory suggesting that information can be described as sets…
FEEDBACK DEVICE
a device that presents a visual, auditory or tactile signal to communicate to the operator of an environmental control device…
FELDENKRAIS METHOD
the process of body movements that are designed to enhance psychological functioning. The method is used by certified practitioners and…
FEMINIST THERAPY
an eclectic approach to psychotherapy that is based in feminist political analyses and feminist scholarship on the psychology of women…
FETAL HYPOXIA
caused by the significant reduction in oxygen to the human foetus, which is believed to be a risk factor for…
FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME
the name for a syndrome of uncertain origin that is characterised by widespread musculoskeletal pain and chronic fatigue. Pain may…
FIELD THEORY
1. Physics. Theory that forces exist between 2 bodies not in contact that fills the space. 2. Psychology. A systematic…
FILE-DRAWER PROBLEM
a term that describes the fact that a large number of all studies conducted are not available to review because…
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…