FALSE CAUSE
is one of the many types of informal fallacy where a temporal sequence of events is assumed by an individual…
FEELING OF KNOWING
the sense of conviction about an event, which can be quite accurate and distinct although it is not experienced as…
FIELD THEORY
1. Physics. Theory that forces exist between 2 bodies not in contact that fills the space. 2. Psychology. A systematic…
FIXED-ACTION PATTERN (FAP)
Classical ethology. It is a stereotyped and genetically preprogrammed, species-specific behavioral sequence that is evoked by a particular stimulus and…
FOCAL DEGENERATION
The development of a lesion or dysfunction in a specific area of the brain due to degenerative processes. The lesion…
FORENSIC ASSESSMENT
the evaluation of the mental state of a defendant, witness or offender for the purpose of informing the court.
FORMICOPHILIA
a term that is used to describe the sexual interest and pleasure that is derived from small animals, insects and…
FRUSTRATION-REGRESSION HYPOTHESIS
The theory that frustration often leads to behavior characteristic of a much earlier period of life and was proposed in…
FUNCTIONAL BLINDNESS
a deterioration in vision with no apparent cause. Acuity is lost and can include painful symptoms like burning and tired…
FUTURE-MINDEDNESS
the term used for the ability to engage in means to end future about the future. Being able to think…
GENDER TYPING
the name of the expectations about people's behaviour that are based on their biological sex.
GENERALIZATION
1. Deriving a concept or theory from a number of specific cases, applying it widely. 2. Judgement derived and applied…
GENITAL INTERCOURSE
the term that is used to describe the sexual intercourse involving insertion of the penis into the vagina, as opposed…
GESTALT PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIZATION
Principles of perception that are derived by Gestalt psychologists that describe the tendency to perceive and interpret certain configurations at…
GLUCURONIDATION
Name of the metabolic process where drugs and other substances are combined with glucuronic acid to form more water soluble…
GRAPHOLOGY
the term used to describe the analysis of a person's handwriting as a means of inferring stable personality characteristics or…
GROUP TEST
the term that is applied to the test administered to several individuals simultaneously. Compare individual test.