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FIBRIL

the term that is applied to any small anatomical fibre or to a structure that is like a thread.

FIELD RESEARCH

the term that is used to describe any research that is undertaken outside a laboratory and in a natural, social

FIGURE-GROUND PERCEPTION

a term given to our ability to discriminate between the background and the object in our field of vision. Impairment

FILTERED SPEECH

This term is used to describe the words that have been filtered to only let a certain frequency band to

FIRST-LINE MEDICATION

the name given to a doctor's drug of choice for a particular condition that is an effective treatment that has

FITTS MOVEMENT TASK

the name that is used for a motor skills test that will show the relationship between speed and accuracy of

FLACCID PARALYSIS

the name that is given to a paralysis that is marked by a loss of muscle tone and an absence

FLEXTIME

the name used to describe a work arrangement where they can leave and come to a work at different times

FLOODING

a behavior therapy technique where the person is exposed directly to a maximum intensity anxiety-producing situation or stimulus, either in

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