FACTORIAL INVARIANCE
is a theory which implies all variables (not only certain variables in a select group) remain identical during the processes…
FALSE NEGATIVE
has a range of applications to a range of real life situations, for example, a false negative in diagnostics may…
FAMILY ROMANCE
is according to Sigmund Freud the result of an over or under developed oedipus complex where the child believes they…
FATTY ACID
are one of the millions of precursor molecules and microscopically small molecules which are found in the naturally occuring world,…
FEASIBILITY TEST
the investigation that is carried out before a study begins to determine if it will be a success or not.…
FECHNER'S LAW
a law that relates subjective experience to changes in stimulus intensity. This psychophysical formula proposes that the sensation experienced is…
FEMININITY
a person in possession of social and role behaviours that are presumed to be characteristic of a girl or woman,…
FERTILIZATION
the fusion of a sperm and an egg cell to produce a zygote. External occurs outside the female's body, as…
FIELD NOTES
These are the notes that are taken when out in the field and observing an experiment or a phenomenon. They…
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
using language to describe an object or feeling by using alliteration, metaphors, personification and analogies. It seen in all areas…
FILM COLOR
the term that is used to describe the film like and texture free colour that is not localised and is…
FIRST ADMISSION
a term that is applied to a person when they are first admitted into a mental hospital or institution.
FIT TO WIN HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAM
program that the U.S. Department of Defense designed to promote health through education by reducing behavioral risk factors, such smoking,…
FIXED-INTERVAL SCHEDULE (FI SCHEDULE)
schedule of reinforcement that was known as periodic reinforcement where the first response after an interval will be reinforced. It…