FEMALE ORGASMIC DISORDER
the absence of female orgasm following normal sexual stimulation. This may be a lifelong problem or it may have developed…
FIGURE-GROUND PERCEPTION
a term given to our ability to discriminate between the background and the object in our field of vision. Impairment…
FIXED-TIME SCHEDULE
Used in conditioning. The circumstances under which an event is delivered that is independent of other events at fixed intervals…
FOCUS GROUP
group of about 12 people with common characteristics who have been selected to discuss a topic. A leader starts the…
FOREWARNING OF PERSUASIVE INTENT
the term that is applied to the receipt of information that a subsequent communication is meant to change the attitude…
FOVEA CENTRALIS
the name of the small depression found in the retina where the lens will focus an image the clearest. Retinal…
FREQUENCY JUDGMENT
the term used for the person's judgement of how many times a stimulus is presented during a test. See word…
FUNCTIONAL INVARIANT
Found in Jean Piaget's theory. This term applies to any of the processes of organisation and adaptation that characterise the…
GENDER CONCEPT
The cultured role of each gender. There are expected roles for males and females that are based on biological sex…
N GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION
the interaction between one or more genes and factors in the environment that is needed to trigger the onset of…
GENERALIZED MOTOR PROGRAM
the term that is used for the hypothesised and abstract form of a motor program whose expression can be varied…
GENITAL STAGE
Psychoanalytic theory. Final stage of psychosexual development, reached in puberty. Oedipus complex resolved, erotic interest and activity focused on sexual…
GOAL DIFFICULTY
the term that is used to describe the degree of ability, effort and time commitment needed to achieve a certain…
GREGARIOUSNESS
the tendency for people to associate with others in groups, organisations and activities so they can enjoy social life for…
INTERGROUP DYNAMICS
The term describing the dynamic rather than static processes that influence the ever changing relationships between groups, including intergroup stereotyping,…
INTERROGATIVE SUGGESTIBILITY
The degree to which an individual is susceptible to suggestive questioning. (a) degree to which an individual will respond to…