FOREGROUNDING
Technique of high lighting certain aspects of a complex stimulus to make them the focus of our attention. A speaker…
FORGIVENESS
To wilfully put aside any feelings of resentment you may have towards a person who has committed a wrong, has…
FRACTIONAL FACTORIAL DESIGN
an experimental design where some higher order interactions are intentionally confounded with lower order interactions to reduce the total number…
FREE ASSOCIATION
the basic process in psychoanalysis and other forms of psychodynamic psychotherapy where patients are encouraged to verbalise freely whatever thoughts…
FREE-FEEDING WEIGHT
the term applied to the body weigh that is achieved by laboratory animals when they are given unrestricted access to…
FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION
the term that describes the ability to detect a change in the frequency of a pure tone. See also pitch…
FRIENDSHIP
voluntary relationship between people that lasts a long time and those involved are concerned about each other. It develops from…
FRONTAL RELEASE SIGNS
The appearance in adults with frontal lobe lesions of certain primitive reflexes normally present only infants and disappear in the…
FULLY FUNCTIONING PERSON
a person with a healthy personality, who experiences freedom of choice and action, is creative, exhibits the qualities of existential…
FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT
1. Assessment to identify circumstances and consequences associated with a certain behaviour. Defined in measurable terms. Used to design treatments…
FUNCTIONAL JOB ANALYSIS (FJA)
Form of job analysis where tasks are rated on degrees of complexity they entail in dealing with people, data and…
FUNCTIONAL VAGINISMUS
Sexual dysfunction with recurrent and persistent involuntary spasms of musculature of the outer third of the vagina which interfere with…
FUTURISTICS
The inquiry into possible future developments in a field. Aims to enhance future society and promote better decision making by…