FEELING OF REALITY
the sense that the world is tangible that can be lost in mild dissociative conditions and in more serious disorders…
FEMININITY PHASE
This period occurs during the early phases of the OEDIPUS complex in which both boys and girls adopt a feminine…
FESTINGER, LEON
This man was hired as a statistician for World War II and was involved in the training and selection of…
FIELD OF REGARD
the term that is used to describe the total space and all of the objects that are in that space…
FIGURE-GROUND
a term used to describe things that relate to the principle that says perceptions have 2 parts. The first is…
FIRST-DEGREE RELATIVE
the term that is given to a parent, son, daughter or to a sibling. A direct relation to you. Compare…
FITNESS FOR DUTY EVALUATION (FFDE)
the name given to a psychological assessment of a person's mental state and their functioning that will estimate that person's…
FIXED-RATIO SCHEDULE (FR SCHEDULE)
a schedule of reinforcement where the reinforcement is given after a certain number of responses. FR 1 implies reinforcement is…
FLEXITIME, FLICKER DISCRIMINATION
the ability to perceive a change in brightness of a light source. The ability varies with frequency of alternating changes…
FLOCCULONODULAR LOBE
the name given to a division of the cerebellum that lies below the posterior lobe and projects into the vestibular…
FLUID ABILITIES
These are the abilities like memory span and mental speed that are related to physiological condition and maturation. They appear…
FOCAL DEGENERATION
The development of a lesion or dysfunction in a specific area of the brain due to degenerative processes. The lesion…
FOCUSING MECHANISM
the name of the system of ciliary muscles, lens elasticity, and ocular fluid pressure that allows our eyes focus an…
FOLLOWING BEHAVIOR
the name of a species-specific trait seen in some young animals where they will follow after a parent or a…
FORCE FIELD
a term used in field theory for the totality that exists in any instant of all coexisting factors that will…
FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY
This involves the application of psychological principles and techniques to situations involving the law or legal systems that are criminal…
FORMAL FAL
a term used when involving a violation of a principle that is in formal logic. It is either affirming the…