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FILIAL RESPONSIBILITY

a term that is used to describe a person's sense of duty towards members of their own family and in

FINGER TAPPING TEST

the name that is given to a test that is a measure of a person's fine motor speed when they

FISHER'S R TO Z TRANSFORMATION

the mathematical transformation of the product-moment correlation coefficient to a new statistic whose sampling distribution is the normal distribution. It

FIXATION REFLEX

the term that is given to a reflex that orients the eyes onto a fixed target. It uses cortical and

FLAVOR

the sensation that is produced by a combination of aroma, taste, texture, and temperature and involving olfactory, gustatory, and tactile

FLIGHT INTO ILLNESS

1. The tendency a person has to exaggerate minor complaints in order to avoid stressful situations. 2. Psychotherapy. Sudden development

FLOWING CONSCIOUSNESS

the term that describes a pleasurable sense of flow and the effortlessness that accompanies skilled and non-conflicting activities.

FLUTTERING HEARTS

a visual illusion where figures in one colour are presented on a background with the same level of brightness but

FOCUS GROUP

group of about 12 people with common characteristics who have been selected to discuss a topic. A leader starts the

FOLK BILINGUALISM

a type of bilingualism that is associated with working-class immigrant communities where the native language is primarily oral and its

FOOT-CANDLE (FC)

a term that was used to describe luminescence that has been replaced by the lux. One foot candle is equal

FOREGROUND-BACKGROUND

used in our perception and is the distinction between the object of attention, which is the foreground and details in

FORGETTING

the term that is given to a person's inability to remember or recall a thing that should have been remembered.

FORMALISM

the name that has been given to the study of the outward form of works of art and literature that

FORWARD SELECTION

the variable selection or model building technique that is used in multiple regressions where variables are added to the model