FALSIFICATIONISM
was first proposed by Austrian-born British philosopher Karl Popper (1902 - 1994) postulating that only through falisification can a concept…
FEATURE ABSTRACTION
Hypothetical process where a person learns from experience with the exemplars of different categories where features are used to describe…
FIRST-ORDER FACTOR
Used in factor analysis. Any factors that are derived from the correlation among the manifest variables, as opposed to second-…
FLOW PATTERN
a term that is used to describe the aggregate movement of the elements that are in a visual scene as…
FOOD FADDISM
the dietary practice based on exaggerated and often incorrect beliefs about the effects of food or nutrition on health, particularly…
FORMAL OPERATIONS
Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development. These are the fully developed intellectual functions of abstract thinking, logical processes, judgement and…
FRIENDSHIP
voluntary relationship between people that lasts a long time and those involved are concerned about each other. It develops from…
FUNCTIONAL AMNESIA
a psychiatric disorder with amnesia for autobiographical events. Episodic memory is lost about yourself as is semantic memory when a…
FUNCTIONAL STATUS
the measure of a person's ability to perform activities of daily living independently. Functional status may be used as an…
GASOLINE INTOXICATION
The euphoric reaction induced by inhalation of gasoline vapor. It results in headaches, weakness, depression of the central nervous system,…
GENDER NONCONFORMITY
the term that applies to the behaviour that differs from that of others of the same sex or from cultural…
GENERAL MEDICAL CONDITION
the name of a disorder that has known physical causes and observable physical psycho
GENETIC ERROR
Error in a single gene due to mutation or an inability to give proper instructions to make cells. Hereditary but…
GEOCENTRIC THEORY
Theory of Ptolemy stating the earth is the centre of the universe and the bodies in the heavens all move…
GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE
This the name for the verbal and non-verbal intelligence as measured by the verbal and performance subtests in various Wechsler…
GOODNESS OF FIT
the name that is given to the index that reflects the degree to which values predicted by a model agree…
GROUP IDENTIFICATION
1. Process of identifying with a group that a person imitates its features and objectives. Enhances group pride but reduces…