FETAL ACTIVITY
the term applied to the activity level of the foetus during intrauterine development that includes kicking or other movements,
FETUS AT RISK (FAR)
A baby with significant risk factors for a disability or illness from parental and familial influences. A baby from diabetic…
FIELD PROPERTIES
the term that is given to the environmental factors that are surrounding and will influence any living organism.
FIGURE-GROUND DISTORTION
a term that is used to describe the interference that is caused by an object's setting where the viwer cannot…
FILTER THEORY
1. The theory of attention proposing that unattended channels of information are filtered prior to identification. 2. An explanation in…
FIRST-EPISODE SCHIZOPHRENIA
the first time a person suffers an episode of schizophrenia when they meet the certain criteria needed for it to…
FIXED-TIME SCHEDULE
Used in conditioning. The circumstances under which an event is delivered that is independent of other events at fixed intervals…
FLEXOR MUSCLE
the name that is given to the muscle whose contraction will cause a bend of a limb. An example is…
FLUID-CRYSTALLIZED INTELLIGENCE THEORY
the theory that intelligence is of 2 kinds, fluid and crystallised. Fluid copes with new problems and situations where as…
FOCAL LESION
the term that is applied to a lesion that has been restricted to a specific region of the brain or…
FOLIATE PAPILLAE
The swellings along the lateral margins of our tongue, 5 to 7 on each side and shaped like a leaf.…
FOLLOW-UP STUDY
the study undertaken to see if the short term effects of a therapy will continue after a certain period of…
FORCED COPULATION
the copulation of a male with an unwilling female seen in animals and insects. The larger male will monopolise the…
FOREPERIOD
a term that is seen in reaction time experiments and is the pause seen between the ready signal and the…
FORMAL GROUP
the name that is given to any group that has been deliberately formed by members for a specific purpose. It…
FORMS OF ADDRESS
These are the terms that are applied to the way in which we address each other in a written or…
FOUR GOALS OF EDUCATION
These are the passion for learning, passion for living, the compassion for the larger society and the willingness to develop…
FRAME OF REFERENCE
1. Social psychology. the set of assumptions or criteria that a person or group judges ideas, actions and experiences. 2.…