Neurology

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INTRAPERSONAL

Operating and describing factors or constructs occurring within the person, with things such as decisions, attitudes, self esteem, self concept

INVARIANT FEATURE

An object that does not change or its characteristic when the object is viewed under different circumstances. Features that are

-ITIS

suffix inflammation or diseased state (e.g. colitis)

JUNGIAN TYPOLOGY

a theory of personality that puts individuals into separate categories according to attitudes and dominant functions of the psyche.

KNOWLEDGE FUNCTION OF AN ATTITUDE

A positive attitude toward a friend may assist in attributing that person's negative behaviour to situational factors rather that personal

LANGUAGE LOYALTY

using a minority language by a speech community or any of its members

EXTRAPYRAMIDAL EFFECTS

is an umbrella term used to describe any reactions which involve the extra-pyramidal tract which is associated with the central

FACE VALIDITY

is a measure of the extent the items included within an experiment appear to be appropriate for what they are

FACTOR ROTATION

is a term associated with factor analysis, in that factor rotation is the repositioning of factors to a newer, more

FALSE POSITIVE

is considered the binary opposite to a false negative where in diagnostics for example, an individual may not actually have

FASCINATION

has a range of potential applications to real-life situations, for example fascination, may refer to an individual's profound interest in

FEMALE SEXUAL AROUSAL DISORDER

the failure in a woman to be able to attain or to maintain an adequate response in the excitement or

FILIAL IMPRINTING

term that is used to describe the learning process where a young animal becomes attached to its parent and copies

FLAGELLATION

a term that is applied to one person who whips another or submits to whipping. It can be a form

FOCUS OF CONVENIENCE

seen in George Kelly's personality theory and is the name of the set of phenomena to which any given theory

FOREWARNING OF PERSUASIVE POSITION

the term applied to the receipt of information that a subsequent communication will contain arguments for a particular attitudinal position.

FRAGMENTATION

a term that describes the separation or the division of something into pieces or fragments. It is the name of

FREQUENCY POLYGON

the name given to the graph that depicts a statistical distribution that is made up of lines connecting the peaks

FULFILLMENT MODEL

a basic model of personality theory based on assumptions of primary motivation being self-fulfilment such as the drive to fulfil

FUNCTIONAL JOB ANALYSIS (FJA)

Form of job analysis where tasks are rated on degrees of complexity they entail in dealing with people, data and